Things got better for me despite being told to expect the opposite. Two year old post on the topic here:
I’m 47 now, driving a fuel truck for my day job, and still doing photos and video part-time. Things are okay.
My improvement took years. We don’t get sick all at once. We don’t getter all at once. Schizophrenia recovery is one of those “time takes time” things, unfortunately. Stay the course.