psychosis relapse and APs

[internalcrisis]

hello, i was wondering if people here had their psychosis or its symptoms come back after treating it with prescribed medication (mostly APs) and some guidence from your psychiatrist, thearpy etc'..
did the symtoms come more than once? what was your state of mind and how did you feel?


is it possible to live without the anti psychotics? maintaining life with no substances involved (except for e cigarettes and junk food lol) and not relapsing on psychosis again? i dont see my self living with them because it makes me more crippled than i already am.

so how is your life with/without meds? i am 23 years old btw

 

[deficiT]

, i was wondering if people here had their psychosis or its symptoms come back after treating it with prescribed medication (mostly APs) and some guidence from your psychiatrist, thearpy etc'..

I have not. When taking APs I don't have any symptoms of psychosis, although I still have the occasional paranoia bout. But it's manageable.

is it possible to live without the anti psychotics?

Absolutely. For some, the pros outweigh the cons, and they need them to runcti ppl.

so how is your life with/without meds?

Alright. I'm actually making progress and doing things for my future, whereas in the previous ten years I simply drifted through in a haze of impulsive self destruction and substance abuse. So things are trending in the right direction. Not perfect by any means. I still get depressed.

 

[internalcrisis]

im happy for you guys, i am jealous your life is no different when taking APs (mostly referring to the anhedonia)

i dont know if all anti psychotics would still make me gain weight like crazy, make me sleep 12 hours a day and having a rough time coming out of bed, having 0 feelings or thoughts or any motivation to get out of my comfort zone.
i was on rispond and it sucked
i switched to olanzapine and it was ok at first two month but i started feeling the anhedonia and lack of feelings thoughts and motivation again which made me stop taking them cold turkey. i stopped in march this year.

the pros are that my mind is not filled with racing thoughts questioning my existence or the existence of the universe and i dont have delusions or anger.
the cons are that i cannot get the effect from drinking alcohol or smoking weed, again, 0 thoughts and feelings and i cant have a dialog with any human being because i have nothing to say which makes my social life miserable

i want to ask my psychiatrist if i can be prescribed cipralex (lexapro) to help me cope with anxiety when im in crowded places or talk to people i am not familiar with or getting anything done

are there any anti psychotics out there that dont block the effects from weed and alcohol? i care less about alcohol because you cant drink while taking APs anyway but i do want to have weed in my life even though i dont know if it will make me depressed and feel delusional a bit if i don't smoke in obsessive amounts everyday like i used to when i was off APs

i do have that thought in mind that i want to live sober and hopefully gain the sober happy mood path i was on before i started smoking weed and getting to like it but idk

if my symptoms show again or my mood turns up side down i will consider testing every possible AP out there to live a sober life with (hopefully) a relationship and friends and have some money

 

[Allister]

are there any anti psychotics out there that dont block the effects from weed and alcohol?

I take Zyprexa an I get high when I smoke weed. But now that you mention it I don't get buzzed when I drink. I thought that was just because I got older but there may be more to the story

 

[bingey]

Abilify only blocks mdma ime

 

[Allister]

I just stopped taking Zyprexa after several years on consistent use. I will let you know how it goes.

I think that chances of your psychosis recurring is relative to your preparation of not having that tool in your bag to take out and use when needed.

What I did was really pay attention to what the drug did to my thinking that was different from its psychotic state.

I noticed that when psychotic I would obsess over certain things that caused me a lot of duress. I paid attention to how my mind would picture a scene negatively and then paid attention to how my thoughts progressed. You sort of go outside of yourself and look into your mind and watch what's it doing.

Then you start taking the meds. I did not notice a change until a common life event occured. I was invited by my parents to go visit my Avoa. Unlike the previous invite, my mind generated a paranoid thought but it then did not continue down that path. It was sort of like the energy from the event just rolled away. I then wanted to take my mind for a trip and see what else I did not start to obsess over. I accepted my Dad's invite and the surprise on his face was priceless. I know have about 3 years of constantly using my meds and the pattern of how I react to various life events is easy to see.

I am now at a point where I am stopping my meds. I have recruited a friend to help me through the rough spots. A rough spot would be me starting to obsess over things I can not control. If that happens I have a plan. First I am going to look at the way my mind worked while on Meds then compare it to how my mind is working off meds. I am going to call my friend and tell her what I am up to and why, we will discuss and I will apply various techniques to let go of what I can not control in an attempt to put my mind into a familiar medicated like state, and if that does not work, I will go to a new doctor and get different meds.

It's not easy to do. You have to take it seriously, like your life and well being depend on it - because they do!

Good luck!

 

[Jerry Atrick]

A long time ago I gave up on trying to live without anti-psychotics. Every time I went off my meds I would end up in precarious situations, like blowing off my family and becoming homeless. Being homeless in and of itself was not that bad, but it's the other people you run into that can make it very dangerous.

A lot of people struggle with APs and their side effects. Risperdal gave me severe anhedonia and some mild sexual side effects. Seroquel drained me of my energy. Finally I started on Abilify like a dozen years ago and I've hardly missed a dose since I started it. Back when I used to drink, I could still drink on Abilify and function. I quit drinking for other reasons but it had nothing to do with any AP I'm taking. Weed? Yes please. I was a daily smoker on Abilify for the past 11 years. The only reason I don't smoke as much anymore is because my living situation changed, so I only smoke once a week.

Yes, some people with psychosis can live without APs. Just not me. I encourage you to keep searching and find something that works. That way you can have your cake and eat it too.

 

[internalcrisis]

thank you for your kind repilies i am taking 5mg zyprexa and i dont feel the vegetative state of mind.. i do feel angry a bit when im having negative thoughts and i let it manifest until it takes over my mood and changes it..
im gonna let my psychatrist know all that and maybe try new meds
im surprised to say that i feel like the anti psychotic med is helping me. i need a daily routine that constists socializm and activity and hopefully ill be "normal" again