Hey there, my girlfriend was diagnosed with schizophrenia. I actually met her when she wasn’t on her meds and we had great chemistry although she went on about alien species which I recognized as being “permatripped” because I did a lot of psychedelics and have seen what happens and it can be very similiar to schizophrenia. anyways we didn’t talk for a about a year after we met and In that time and she went to psych ward and was put on medication. Now that we’re back together We’ve been dating about 5 months and she says she hates being on medicine and doesn’t feel like she needs it anymore. I tell her I don’t think it’s that bad being on meds and I’m just happy that she is clear headed. Does anyone have any advice for minimizing risk factors when not being on medicine anymore ? also what are things that help ? I think a positive state of mind is important and meditation help. also not being involved in media and being active.
You need to remind her what she was like before the meds, and tell her that if she stops the meds now, she’ll most likely relapse and need even more meds to reach the same effect.
Going off meds is a bad idea, and it sounds like she needs them.
I don’t think going off meds sounds like a good idea at all, but I guess the most important thing is that you make a back-up plan about how to talk to her if you think she needs to go back on meds and figure out what it would take for her to feel like going back on meds is a good idea. Also make sure she sees a doctor about this since no one with a schizophrenia diagnosis should attempt to quit meds without seeing a doctor throughout this process.
If she quits meds and gets ill again, she will probably lose insight at the same time and not recognize that she is ill and making bad choices. So medical supervision and careful planning are essential.
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Thanks for the responses she ended up stopping the medication now I’m trying to figure out how to taper on