Poll: Are you on an antipsychotic medication?

Diagnosed Sz or Sza
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I’m sorry, didn’t want to call schizo affective folks less suffering than schizophrenics..

Fact is,I only associate with schizophrenics,and know their suffering…

Today I called old friend to see how he is,he is on haldol injections they obviously don’t have any impact on he’s state of mind..

He told me yesterday word salad,and I tried to listen.

Got only one friend,who I met in hospital,who is schizo affective and he works full time job,and before hospital he had oral haldol as med.He couldn’t think at all and had no concentration..

Then he was placed on Zyprexa,and it did wonders..

I was on all meds, including haldol and risperidon and it did something, but that were only temporary meds,my med among rest is Clozapine..

I apologise to community….

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They are working on genetic testing to predict what meds have best chance of working. They are not there with it yet.

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Its ok @anon68822644 I was confused and yeah it depends on the person someone with schizophrenia might have it better or worse depends on the person and weather the person had a early intervention less substance use stuff like that

Prognosis for anything is all that matters

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100 mg amisulpride daily for life

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I had a gene sight test. All it showed really was which meds I metabolize in different ways. I’m a rapid metabolizer (new word crafted) of Geodon which is why it wears off so fast.

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I’ve been on caplyta for about a year and a half. I like it. No sedation. No side effects. Occasionally I get a little shake in my leg, but that’s it. I’m able to do things on this med. I also take geodon and that’s non sedating.

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Same. Part of a research project. I get invited to a lot because I’ve become known as a high-functioning oddity. The main thing I got from it is that I have a “redheat” gene that explains why local anesthetic barely works on me.

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Yes man I’m helped by two antipsychotics and those really make me feel great.

The meds are:

400 mg Clopixol depot LAI 400 mg every 3 weeks with two akineton tabs for eps of the injection.

300 mg Qutiapine depot tabs for mood stabilization and 100 mg Qutiapine IR for sleep.

And two sacks of mirieax for constipation.

Those are keeping me sane and independent. Besides I walk at least two miles each day.

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I’ll be on the medication till the end of my time I reckon. I do want to try going off, but I think by now - I can’t do without it. Not even with a supervised tapering.

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In process of tapering olanzapine to switch to latuda. So far, going ok!

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I am on 6 mg of risperidone. Haven’t heard voices since 2018.

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