Cause I was calme in some moments with it, but around people I was very anxious and paranoid. Should I just fight? why my paranoia is not relieved by the Zyprexa?
I wonder now if I should stop the lithium also. I have Depakote too. I don’t feel a lot better on the lithium and I stopped going out completely on it. Maybe there is no miracle med for me too like you say…
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They used to say the treatment of last resort is Clozopine (Clozoril), it helps some, but not all.
I guess your already on polypharmacy, but their is a point where you find you get the most out of your meds and start to look at other ways to stay well…
Things like Therpy, Learning new things and trying to get some exerersise…
clozapine didn’t work on me. I had more panic attacks on it than ever…
Maybe you should look at your illness more holistically then?
What does this mean? yes, I have many symptoms, its a fact. Plus, I live in isolation since 17 years. no job, no friends, no love partners for this time…
Well meds are only part of the picture… Their is and your capable of so much more 
Perhaps see if their are recovery groups in your local area.
Maybe even join a inclusive group doing something you enjoy.
Get your diet right and see if you could do some exercise, like this walking group I lead tomorrow…
So is the fear of answer the phone or to open the door a paranoia? Maybe its more an anxiety which drives me mad, no? I even am afraid to chat on internet…
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Anna1 give rispradal a chance…!!
Far, stop messing with my trt… You don’t know my history… I am pretty sure an ap wont work on my fears. ill talk to my doc about Risperdal but I think my fears are not a typical paranoia, you know…
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Anna, I barely leave the house, haven’t had a job or relationship in over a decade, but I am so happy. Life can be wonderful despite losing a lot to schizophrenia.
Maybe you are expecting too much? I don’t know, I may be very wrong and if so I am sorry.
But yes you lose a lot with this illness but you are still alive, and able to walk, drink coffee, find friends online, see family, watch movies. Who is telling you that you are not enough just as you are?
My symptoms are painful pamito. I cant tolerate the pain. Plus, the human is a social animal. Its strange that you are happy alone. I am very alone since 20 years. Its not normal… even my doc told me that ill never be happy if I am alone like this. I wish I could drink a coffee outside with my friends and I just cant cause very anxious and depressed. No, its not good to be alone, ill never agree with this… Ok, to have a family with our condition maybe its a too high goal, but at least, to less suffer… I suffocate when I should talk, try just to imagine what is this…
I am hard, sorry. Ok, I expect sometimes too much. But sometimes I am just too depressed too and it hurts.
No Anna, if you are not happy then that is no good. I might be different to you in that I love being alone.
It must be hard to be alone when you want to be social.
I think I felt a lot like you until I was on the right medication, both antipsychotics, and antidepressants, and clonazepam. I hope you will find the right meds and don’t give up trying 
Yes, that’s right. I am not happy. I don’t know why I want so much to be social. I lowered a lot my desires, but its not ok to just even cant go to the hospital when you need it because of the paranoia. what if I get ill one day? I wont even go to the hospital cause too scared from the people there…
You can’t be happy when you have all these unpleasant symptoms
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