Should I go off meds again?

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I know i shouldnt compare myself to others but

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I’ve been SZA for 11 years now.

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I’m much happier since I found a med with low side effects. Trying to live without meds led to repeated psychotic breaks .

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You do what you want to do. I reduced for a year and then went psychotic for 3 or 4 months last year myself. I’ve tried. I didnt even quit, just reduced. But good luck.

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I was diagnosed with psychosis nos in 2011. I was on 10mg Abilify, I quit it in 2014 and in 2016 I was put on 20mg Abilify, diagnosis changed to sz

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I’m on a community treatment order. Means I’m court ordered to take the injection otherwise I get sectioned, again.

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I was on 400mg Abilify injection, the maximum dose and it stopped working and I become psychotic. now on 150mg invegra.

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I almost got court ordered to do the same thing I get very severe mania off of meds

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I am not scary unless someone gets mean to me, I have only been mean to my brothers

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I have an obsession with being implanted with microchips when I’m unwell and have tried to cut them out, meaning air ambulance came out last time. I really don’t want to be that bad again. That was a wake up call.

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Before going to germany I did 5 courses in one semester in university and got good grades I was off meds

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I had the same thoughts today. its not strange

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My wake up call was I almost got court ordered to take them and I don’t wanna go to the hospital I used to love mania but now when I feel it coming I take clonazapam otherwise i will cause problems it sucks

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Mania is additive. I understand. My fondest memories are from being manic. Its really the devil in disguise.

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Yeah psychosis causes people to make very incredibly bad choices and they can destroy your life I ran into traffic without a coat or shoes while manic I vandalized ■■■■ all of which when I stabilized I regretted

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And another thing your forgetting is the depression that comes with both sz and sza those are worse especially the delusional beliefs

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I was only depressed before sz. Once I got sz the depression was gone for me

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He has psychosis but not SZ, and he does take meds. He also works a very rigorous CBT program and does other therapy like I do. He’s a bad choice to use as an example for yourself @anon67051439 since you refuse to try any therapy.

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He doesn’t take APs, he only takes them as prn when he gets psychosis which almost never happens

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Anyways I don’t think its useful to compare to others