Some of my friends find me numb… I lived so isolated, for 20 years, so maybe it contributed too… now I am trying to fight, which was not the case before, but some friends just find me numb and slow…
My doc says to not stop it now in any case… I also think, that I am trying to get better now only cause I am on zyprexa… but idk… even my nephew thinks that the aps “bug” with the main brain hah…
The other strange thing is that I dont feel nothing special when I take this ap… I feel not any effect, which is strange for a heavy med, no? 
The other thing is why I always suffer still while on meds, but maybe my illness is special, idk… my doc didnt seem to want to change the zyprexa or add smth more… he even didnt insist like theres something more to do… for 10 years, not any med didnt make me better… I take the zyprexa only to be able to eat and sleep and just be on my feet in the day… why I am in pain still or not happy? Idk…
I guess that now I also have to deal with the effects of the 20 years old sedentary on my body, which maybe makes me feel strangely too yeap… I hope I’ll survive to this also lol… I wonder how much I moved for this time if I should be honest…I hope it was enough to not pass away now, but well, yeah…
How much zyprexa are you on?
I didn’t feel numb on 10 mg. But i had some sideffects on my ability to think.
Don’t stop your Zyprexa, there is a reason why they put you on it in first place, positive symptoms.
10 mgs… my doc said that I am a paranoid sz with negative symptoms… I wonder if I have a borderline too now lol…
Maybe it’s not possible to reach a full recovery in my case only with meds?? Idk yeah… also, as I said, 20 years of immobility almost… idk in what state is my body now…
Tbh, the first time I saw a psychiatrist cause I was feeling unhappy, was at my studying in france… this doc then said, that I have a problem but he didnt prescribe me any med then… it’s strange why… my current dx came later, when I wasnt able to function anymore at all and when my unhappiness was quite more visible… but it’s strange this doc in france who didnt prescribe anything then…
Mmmn. It’s hard to tell whether you should try to stop. If you have had positive symptoms lately, it’s a bad idea.
If you stop or pause the zyprexa, you should really be aware if your mood and negative symptoms get worse. If they do, start zyprexa immediately again.
I found zyprexa quite effective against negative symptoms. But every person/brain is different.
I am on zyprexa since 5 years and I never got better in my life…I just found that my symptoms are easier to handle… but I was still unhappy for this time…My doc said, that my illness is chronical and I find myself sick since a teenager tbh, while I went on meds in my thirties… I think that i need some ap tbh, cause the last time i tried to see what happens without the zyprexa and when i stopped it, i stopped to eat and sleep and i found this life threatening in my case…
Yeah, maybe my mind is a mess mostly because of the illness too still…
I think that i have both positive and negatives, yeap…
Sad to hear… I think you should stay on zyprexa then or try another ap…
Some of us use mostly AP’s for depression or negative symptoms and they are often quite effective. Stop eating and sleep disorders are typical depressive symptoms.
You might ad an AD
We’ve tried with my docs all the other 11 aps on the market here for ten years… we did only this… she ended up by saying, that only the zyprexa helps me a bit and for the rest - to pay efforts… I guess I feel alone, cause few szs heard this thing - “to pay efforts” in order to get better… I have some ill friends irl and they all got better because of the meds… I listened to this doc though, but sometimes I get to the end of my strengths to “pay efforts” in this try to get better… but more meds made me just sicker and crazier before…
I stopped eating and sleeping the last time without the zyprexa, cause my mind was rushing with a speed of 100kmh. It wasn’t only depressive this I find tbh… it was very strange and I had the impression to die…
I cant take ads, they raise my paranoia and worsen my conversion disorder… we tried them…
No, keep taking it, it is important for schizophrenics. You are not doing as bad as you think. 
i wouldn’t go off your AP…
They put you on it for a reason huh… and if you stop then it will come back most likely.
Tbh i sometimes think, that i am slow because of my illness too… I was always dead like before, even my sister called me a zombie once… I am almost sure, that i’ll worsen if i stop the ap though, yeah…
But will i be able to regain a normal energy despite the zyprexa? Or the truth is, that i’ll always have to pay more efforts to be more alive, thinking as the others etc? What do you think?
One ill friend told me, that we need to work cause the meds make us more dumb… Me,i feel nothing special on my zyprexa tbh, not even numbing but the others say it to me, that i am it…
Sz gave me mild dementia.
Its not just the meds, sz also makes us more dumb.
If you can’t handle any other medication or aren’t well treated on a lower dose, you’re kind of stuck.
I’ve accepted that I’ve taken a hit mentally from the drugs from the disease. I can’t help it. It should be a stark reminder that this is a serious illness.
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