Sugar and more sugar

[ejm]

i take resperedal twice a day and would never think about stopping. as a supplement to that i find that sugary foods, sugary drinks, and generally more sugar seems to reduce my symptoms

[y76]

Sugar addiction like alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Sugar is a psychoactive substance that can be used in a pleasure seeking pathology in order to alleviate schizophrenia symptoms.

Schizophrenia and addiction (a guide)

Schizophrenia is most notably characterized by odd and bizarre behaviors, and it’s these behaviors that often lead to the initial diagnosis. Most experts don’t believe that drug or alcohol abuse causes schizophrenia; it is widely recognized, though, that people with schizophrenia are more likely to abuse alcohol and/or drugs. Substance abuse can make treatments for schizophrenia less effective, however, which can lead to further complications. We’ve created this guide to explore the relationship between schizophrenia and addiction, the impacts of comorbidity, and solutions for overcoming addiction and mental illness to begin the path down the road of recovery.

[Resilient1]

I don’t want diabetes tbh

[spacemonkey]

I’m on Seroquel and I also have trouble controlling myself around sugary foods. It’s horrible.

[crimby]

Many alcoholics have issues with sugar. Alcohol is, after all, a form of sugar. Some recovering alcoholics recommend that you consume a lot of sugar when you are going cold turkey with alcohol, or if you’re just craving it. I tried that approach when I craved alcohol, but I found that I just craved alcohol more when my sugar fix went away.

[ejm]

i feel that sugar does an excellent job of treating my symptoms. just like many other medications for sz, sugar will give you diabetes and make you gain weight. so i do not see why one way is better then the other

[Blizzard]

I constantly fight the urge to eat sugary products. Even raisins are something I tend to eat in excess. It’s all decided at the grocery store. If I get sugary products they will be eaten very quickly even if I get a large quantity. I gain weight quickly when I fail to not do that, and if I don’t I keep my weight in check. I must admit that not eating sugar makes my meals very boring as almost every type of food item contains some and there’s not much to choose at the store.

[Hedgehog]

When I was 20 or so, I got treatment for Bulimia at an outpatient center for alcoholics. They treated people with eating disorders, like Bulimia, because they believed there was such similarity in addiction/cravings for alcohol/food/sugar… I do agree with that correlation.
I absolutely crave sugar and prefer sugar to anything else…

[Dreamscape2]

Risperdal’s notorious for increasing the risk of diabetes. Curb the sugar as both together are a recipe for disaster.