# Recovery after psychosis: is long-term medication always the answer?

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**Created:** [April 7, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/recovery-after-psychosis-is-long-term-medication-always-the-answer/4286 "2026-04-07T11:18:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![firemonkey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/firemonkey/32/1229_2.png) [@firemonkey](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/firemonkey)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/recovery-after-psychosis-is-long-term-medication-always-the-answer/4286/1 "2026-04-07T11:18:20Z")

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> **[Recovery after psychosis: is long-term medication always the answer?](https://www.nationalelfservice.net/treatment/antipsychotics/stop-reduce-or-stay-on-antipsychotics-after-first-episode-psychosis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stop-reduce-or-stay-on-antipsychotics-after-first-episode-psychosis)**
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> A group of UCL MSc students cover a randomised controlled trial on antipsychotic dose reduction or discontinuation following a first episode of psychosis.

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**Author:** ![kali](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/kali/32/12634_2.png) [@kali](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/kali)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/recovery-after-psychosis-is-long-term-medication-always-the-answer/4286/2 "2026-04-07T12:31:25Z")

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Seems like complkcated situation according the study. Maybe lowest effective dose is the best approach, or maybe not.

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**Author:** ![Mars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/mars/32/4869_2.png) [@Mars](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Mars)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/recovery-after-psychosis-is-long-term-medication-always-the-answer/4286/3 "2026-04-07T12:34:52Z")

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Whatever works works.

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**Author:** ![Mr\_Hope](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/mr_hope/32/7092_2.png) [@Mr\_Hope](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Mr_Hope)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/recovery-after-psychosis-is-long-term-medication-always-the-answer/4286/4 "2026-04-07T18:17:31Z")

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Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if they put me on valium instead of a AP on my first psychosis. What I needed foremost was to calm down ang get some sleep. It seems a bit rigorous to just put everyone that has a psychosis on a AP. Maybe they have tested it before and that’s why there is a one size fits all approach.

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**Author:** ![sweetpotatopie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/sweetpotatopie/32/8234_2.png) [@sweetpotatopie](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/sweetpotatopie)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/recovery-after-psychosis-is-long-term-medication-always-the-answer/4286/5 "2026-06-21T15:09:01Z")

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