What do you think of your meds? poll

Medications
21

Yeah my Risperdal shot is really expensive. It’s court ordered so it doesn’t bother me that much.

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22

Invega is ok. positive symptoms are mostly gone. I prefer to be unmedicated though.

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23

After my last psychotic episode, the medicine is not working as well as it used to. I really liked Latuda last year, but now it is not the greatest medicine and it makes me fall asleep all the time.

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24

I loathe taking medication,

But it helps with some of my more scary symptoms so I guess its a necessary evil,

For now.

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25

If its court ordered does that mean u don’t pay for it

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26

Yeah I’m forced to be on it. They just charge it to my free healthcare medicaid and medicare. It’s for people with disabilities and the elderly.

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27

I’m in a program and i’m on disability so my AP is free price yay

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28

I said meh on the poll. i feel like I should be able to find something that helps control my paranoia, but I’ve tried four different APs already. My pdoc just lowered my Haldol a couple of months ago with disastrous results, so for now, we are maintaining a steady 30 mg until my body gets adjusted to the higher dose again. She didn’t want to rock the boat when I saw her today since I had two crisis episodes between last visit and today.

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29

I’m on Abilify and Haldol shots cuz I overdosed twice in 3 months on my oral meds and they’re court ordered. I liked Seroquel better but the docs won’t give me any more oral meds. I was taking Lexapro in the hospital and liked it but it was discontinued when I left.
I wish I could be off the shots cuz they help me with my psychotic symptoms but that makes me boring and “normal”…in other words, I kind of like the way my psychotic symptoms make me feel, as if fear and invulnerability were wrapped in one package. Now I just feel depressed and useless.

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30

I miss feeling feelings and such. Otherwise they took care of the symptoms that were the most problematic for me. Except now I can’t work because I feel drained.

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31

I’d prefer a med that didn’t sap my energy. I can deal with a bit more paranoia I think. Since I’m not going to be able to work in any event. Ugh.

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32

I’m going to talk to my doctor. This ability keeps me moving uncontrollably and makes me lack interest in everything plus um restless. It help with symptoms but it makes me depressed due to all the moving that I cant stop.

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33

I’m being slowly transferred from abilify to geodon. So far I’m happy with geodon hut I won’t know until the abilify is discontinued

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34

I would love my medication regimen if it didn’t interfere with my creativity.

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35

I’d be happy with my paliperidone if I could lose weight. Right now I am weight stable but borderline obese. Hate it.

Sedation I can handle.

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36

Honestly I said I hate them because I’m having a mood swing and right now I hate everything. If the meds were working I feel I wouldn’t be having these mood swings and I wouldn’t hate my meds. It’s a vicious cycle, vicious I say.

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37

I am very happy with mine. I checked my weight again today to make sure I was still not gaining any weight and nope! I’ve actually lost a bit.

I can’t say I get 0 side effects but the ones I get are very mild. Weird poop from depakote for whatever reason. Light sedation (but I take it at night so doesn’t really matter…) & a bit of struggle to wake up on vraylar. But I just drink some coffee in the morning and I’m good. That’s it really.

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38

My meds are expensive but work very well with little side effects

so i’d say yes i love my meds. They gave me my life back :slight_smile:

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39

I just dislike them. I wish I could be well without meds

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40

I’ve been on perphenazine since Monday at 8mg a day. Still seems low, results are neh so far. Having more trouble than usual sleeping.

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