Now that i think about it i was only psychotic three months and laid in bed mostly holding onto the hope it would just go away. i probably would have caved in and added more meds to my risperdal than what i was taking if i had needed to be like that a little longer. i still have what you would call negative symptoms i have still been in bed without the meds withdrawing for the last month. hoping my chemicals reset. its just so hard to imagine having more meds in my body as that feeling of meds just was horrible. now i can listen to music for instance where as i gained no pleasure in music on the meds
abilify supposedly gets rid of both negative and positive because its a slight antidepressant mixed with sntipsychotic so its worth investigating
im hoping for a medical boom in the next century, im surprised by how far behind we are with medical stufff versus how we are in stuff like flight and internet/ipads. its technically completely possible to cure all diseases with stuff like gene therapy, stem cell research, nanotechnology they just need more funding
With my brother, my Mom was forcefully advocating Less seroquel getting my brother Off the high Zoloft and on to a lower dose of Xanax. We were also hoping that the addition of Latuda would help stabilize. A lot of research and questions went into my Mom’s and the doc’s decision to cut the dose and try something new in addition.
Then there was the CBT and the other therapy’s that have helped my brother cope with less meds.
For once something went my Mom’s way and made a difference and helped bring our brother back to us.
good luck with everything you’ve been doing and I hope all goes well with you.
i considered instead of coming off them altogether maybe switching to latuda, abilify or seroquel then i googled the creepy ways they all advertise using online reputation services and now im just jaded against all meds i hope to god i dont have to get back on. if i do ill probably try a bipolar med this time
I think there’s quite a consensus here: meds and walks. Short trips out. Short socialising. For my son, cooking has been a big motivator: he started to follow some YouTube channels on cooking and then he’d go out looking for the ingredients. So, a hobby can be a motivator to get out and build confidence. He’s now so confident about his cooking he’s talking about inviting guests for dinner.
As my son has got better, he has expressed dislike of his loneliness and isolation, he has started to accept more invitations, and he has asked for advice about conversational skills etc.
I think kidsister’s advice is detailed and excellent for this stage. I also think getting this kind of help from a sibling is better than from a parent, if possible.
Welcome to the forum @Willow. It looks like @kidsister has provided you with a lot of links and information. She has really good insight
I have been lucky with my son as social anxiety and isolation have not been an issue except when he is unstable. Even then he didn’t/doesn’t like to isolate. He likes to get out. He likes going for car rides. It doesn’t sound like much but he likes it. Add a Tim Horton’s coffee and he is happy Picnics at a local park and he enjoys just being out and in nature. He likes to walk the trails even if they are small ones.
Using LEAP has helped me a lot. My son and I don’t argue over schizophrenia, in fact we rarely discuss it. We some times butt heads over medications but even that is minimal. I do advocate him being on the least amount possible. However there are times, like now, when he probably should be taking more then he is.
Picnics at a local park and he enjoys just being out and in nature. He likes to walk the trails even if they are small ones.