Why do we take meds?

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i am asking myself this question and asked myself this before
i didnt recover or cured completely
and during this i had ideas of i will have deadly side effects and die becoz of meds i m taking daily
if i stop my meds symptoms will get wilder toward me and may stop the flow of my life

-do you think i should worry of side effect so much like me now ?

i been ill for …since summer 2010 … for roughly 13 years

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Probably most of us as you mentioned takes meds to simply stay stable.

Overall, soon on summer I will be trying to live without them. But these days I feel very anxious and i think about - what if now I wouldn’t be taking meds? Whether I would be alright ?

I believe that meds I am taking now (ablify) made me way more calm and ofc stable. Idk if not these pills I probably would still be “visiting” hospitals from time to time.

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I spent most of the years since 1998 on antipsychotics. Still no chronic health problems besides schizophrenia. It’s important to stay in a normal weight range. That helps. I take em because they make my mind easier to live in than without. Even tho im not cured or anything.

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It’s better than the alternative. Psychosis is brain damage basically but it’s always a balance of effiency of the meds over the side effects. As side effects tend to increase with dosage ( older meds particularly ) it’s all about getting that balance between symptoms and side effects.

For me it’s not a choice. I’m multi episodic and I’m still symptomatic on the meds. I just ride out as low as I can go on the dosage and put up with what I can deal with.

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Don’t you fear I’ve been on antipsychotics for 30 years and they do much more good then harm and will most likely save your life last endly.

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I’m forced to take meds because on a court order. Otherwise I wouldnt.

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How many days before you go to Sri Lanka @bobbilly ?

Do you need inoculations?

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I am not being smart but the answer is in the name anti-psychotics

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Yes, You know what is really happening when your medicated I am not suggesting that the catch 22 is an easy one to take between a rock and a hard place, I think answering your question based upon the title I would say to provide college leavers with careers and finance big pharma with profits.

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Same here it’s the same for many of us here, great comment.

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Uh, aren’t you supposed to be a pharmacist?

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My therapist told me to be functional or highly functional with schizophrenia, you have to take your medication, go to therapy, have support (person or persons who make sure you take your medication and go to therapy).

Note: I’ve noticed there are a small percentage of people who function well without an antipsychotic.

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It took me three decades of meds to get me stable enough to eventually go off meds.

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I have to be on meds to be stable. I had multiple episodes. It’s a lesson that I have to be on some meds always to keep me safe from entering an episode. We can always taper or reduce the dosage as we progress.

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Meds saved me from dying from suicide of psychosis and that’s my plan to continue to use antipsychotics for the rest of my life. I was saved by the bell because of antipsychotics and so was my mum who is now 77 years old.

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You need to review the rules please. This is a very pro med site, where people are encouraged to work with their medical team. Please do not discourage people with conspiracy theories. Thank you.

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I am very pro freedom.

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You can be both. Self freedom involves making the right decisions that enable you to be healthy. Medication and science do that.

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Just voicing my pro freedom opinion as I actually have this thing for 18 years now.
Again nice try with the conspiracy cover story. This is social media after all.

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Hopefully one day you will understand and accept what we are saying.