Going on 17 years my first 10 were harder. Stable now
This some bs and i refuse to believe it. U get worse when u r psychotic, especially unmedicated. Thats what happen to me. Lo and behold this is the type of research that someone overlooks basics and does some analysis to prove some useless point. Maybe year 5-7 when ppl get stabalized for good cuz they cant bear life anymore so they adhere to meds and what govt wishes so they can have assisted life.
Agree there are a lot of unanswered questions in this study. It does follow one distinct population from one very specific area using the same hospital system during the same period of time, so there could very well be confounding cultural, environmental and treatment factors that are unique to both the era and the location.
Itāll be interesting to see if there are usable conclusions, and if these results are replicated elsewhere.
It seems to be real difficult to really find scientific papers. I know of only one site that does it reliably and that is only for High Energy Physics papers.
On the bright side in the article it said that many other people disagree so maybe the science isnāt really know about the long term cognitive health of schizophrenics.
Apparently I missed the memo. 25 years plus and doing fine.
I dunno. I have read a lot of studies. They donāt all agree. Remember, some studies say the illness causes brain volume loss, some say itās the meds. Some studies say untreated psychosis causes brain damage. Others say thatās unproven.
Iāll go with whatever makes me less miserable.
Have you tried Sarcosine? Being hopeful and friendly to voices may help? It would be not right for me to intrude, however being positive and listening to music that you like might be a good alternative?
Wishing you the best always
My brain volume is doing just fine. Thatās been checked out.
Pffft. No, never bothered with that, itās my daily job to push them back.
Itās been about 8 years since I was diagnosed and Iām beginning to tank. I recently had a med increase to see if that would help and it hasnāt really.
@everhopeful we donāt have a choice, we live our lives and thatās it.
I hope things will improve for you, and, if not itās OK.
Try to deal with everything with equanimity.
I have tanked a great deal since I fell ill 4 years ago, but I hold out hope for recovery
and in any case it can get even worse.
Iāve Been living with SZA for decades.
Itās getting worse over the years and Iām comfortably medicated.
I donāt know what shape Iāll be years from now.
My grandfather has been schizophrenic since he was around 18 years old. He was always on Haldol. He is 80 years old now and has learned many coping skills over the years that have helped him. Plus, the meds have gotten a lot better since 1960. I really believe that it depends on the person. This article is not right. We need to always think positiveā¦ and never lose hope.
Rightly said Rosie1!
Iām at year 35 into my illness. Was at the point of becoming treatment resistant 5 years ago but decided to āgo for itā after that (i.e. attempt to get better) so went hammer and tongs at EMDR and hypnotherapy. It worked, and am now happy and almost symptom free.
wait for iti007. its going to be available soon.