2017-03-10 at 6:36 AM UTC
DocFoster
Tuskegee Airman
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Good job m8, whatever makes you feel better as a person. Taking a step away from the high makes you appreciate it more if you go back to it, and the clarity of sobriety is all the better
2017-03-10 at 6:40 AM UTC
You will never be happy. Pills or not.
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2017-03-10 at 7:31 AM UTC
every year someone takes an antipsychotic there's a 5-10% chance of developing potentially permanent tardive dyskinesia, they worsen symptoms over time vs matched controls who took no antipsychotics for their condition, so antipsychotics actually cause psychosis, and it's extremely difficult to stop taking them because they also cause rebound psychosis as a withdrawal syndrome. also they cause apathy, anhedonia, worsen negative symptoms, cause dysphoria, lower IQ, are neurotoxic, and cause brain damage. To me this suggests a poison.
It's a poison that makes the person feel too shitty to invest time in their delusions, due to being a general intelligence lowering chemical lobotomy. i'm not one of those people against psych meds but i would stay the FUCK away from any dopamine antagonist unless absolutely necessary, and even then, being able to stop taking an antipsychotic should be as much of a priority as treating the condition.
i was on 200mg of seroquel and 2mg of xanax at the same time, it wasnt really that bad cause id sleep for 16 hours, feel nothing, eat like crazy and generally be in a state of amnesia stonedness, but i did have some mild dyskinesia-like effects for a while after quitting, even though i was only on it for less than a year. they're good for comedowns and insomnia when used sparingly though.
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2017-03-10 at 7:39 AM UTC
DocFoster
Tuskegee Airman
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Bruh that's legit the mess I'm on. The sleep thing happens to me also, and working at night? I never saw the sun.
But. It's helped me a ton. It's not perfect, but I actually can sleep now, and it's cooled my dangerous mania so much. The other stuff I'm on keeps the depression down, and voila! Bipolar is handled. It's not easy, and I have to keep myself from sleeping 100% of the time, and waking up is like coming off of anesthesia. But. What I traded was worth it. I was killing myself and driving everyone away with my madness, is spend what I didn't have during mania and destroy what the mania bought with depression. I've actually lost weight since, s d now I'm working full time!
But.
It has to go eventually. I can't use this crutch forever, and yet scares me
2017-03-10 at 7:43 AM UTC
Too many posts in this thread.
2017-03-10 at 7:53 AM UTC
DocFoster
Tuskegee Airman
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I'd say it's more than a bandaid. More of a cast. I'm sort if rebuilding under it. Like I'm happy, and have steady work. This is the job I've held longest. I'm even cleaning up the mess that I made after my ex left, and repairing my finances. It's helped rebuild soooo much. But casts have to come off.
The weed probably isn't helping
2017-03-10 at 7:58 AM UTC
Originally posted by DocFoster
I'd say it's more than a bandaid. More of a cast. I'm sort if rebuilding under it. Like I'm happy, and have steady work. This is the job I've held longest. I'm even cleaning up the mess that I made after my ex left, and repairing my finances. It's helped rebuild soooo much. But casts have to come off.
The weed probably isn't helping
There's nothing wrong with taking antipsychotics for an extended period of time if you actually need them. People with schizophreniaa (gang stalking, I know) are typically medicated for their whole lives, and are better off that way.
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