G’day yall, since I’m a pretty nice guy and I’m nice to everybody, I’d like to share my story on my diagnosis with schizophrenia… 
2 years ago, in late (2015) I saw a billboard near the town of a Mental Health Clinic. Since, I get very distracted easily ever since I was small until school and until now. I began to wonder, “Maybe something is wrong with me.?” or is it something is wrong with society?
I was a nice kid in college, but I broke so many laws. My mother told No Drugs… I smoked weed. My mother told me No Alcohol… I drank beer & wine. My mother told me No Sex… and yes, I obeyed her command! So on my first visit to the doctor’s office, he chatted with me for a couple of sessions. After a while, he diagnosed me with schizophrenia. I felt really sad because I believe it’s all my fault that I got this mental disease…
The doctor gave me Aripiprazole but it made me feel a bit heavy, lazy, and depressed. Probably the side effects? The dosage he gave me was 15mg. I think it is a good medicine to prescribe to a patient, but as it became too costly, I moved to a Public Hospital where the Government would pay for your healthcare.
So, I became a patient of a another doctor(whom my father claims to be the best doctor). I only pay a buckUSD$ in my country(i’m not from USA) to get all the medication and help I need. Before this, it was roughly 100USD$ a session at the private clinic. He gave me, Olanzapine and it made me gain weight… but the medicine I think worked pretty well. I didn’t hear any voices in my head, just that I felt that my nerves were damaged in the brain due to hallucinations, racing thoughts, and delusional thinking. I was on Olanzapine for about a year and a month. (From Late 2015-2017)
Then, this year I requested a change in my medication to Risperdal(Risperidone) 1mg but I don’t think it has a good effect on me. The voices in my head were so strong and so present. Then, about two days ago on Monday, he increased my dosage to 2mg. I hope it works out well… otherwise, I would probably go back to being on Olanzapine despite the side effects.(I gained 20KG being on ZYPREXA!)
I still take Sarcosine, and N-Acetyl Cysteine. I tried many methods to cure schizophrenia. I went on a vegan diet, took Ginkgo bilopa, Ashvagandha, Ginseng root, Modern Chinese Medicine, Fish oil, Salmon, and the likes. They actually WORK, and did improve my illness(even if it was a little bit), but they still don’t cure…
Why, any ideas on to improve this disease? I feel happy cause I found my friends…they’re in my head. But I want real friends. 