Strange that, last night he said “mum I will be dead before you” “I will be killed this year”. Sometimes I think with my son he sees the world we live in today with ll the atrocities happening and these contribute to his fear/delusions.
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Thanks for sharing this information. I believe the Invega Sustenna (234mg monthly injection) is no longer working for my son. He discontinued this medication in June 2015 and after two hospitalizations, he was back on it in February 2016. He responded well 2014-2015; he was able to return to work and was more sociable. Now with the monthly injection and a mood stabilizer (Trileptal) his moods are unpredictable and his improvement has been very slow. I also noticed he becomes more paranoid and resistant to medication when he smokes marijuana. I am requesting his doctor change his medications because I am afraid things can escalate quickly; he has already been hospitalized twice for medication change and they continue to keep him on Invega Sustenna because he is usually medication non-compliant.
I have had schizophrenia for 25 years. I have been on clopixol depo for 21 years and never missed a dose in that period. At the moment I take 500 my clopixol every 2. Week and 160 mg geodon and 250 mg Seroquel. I never was forced in treatment and I take my pills without supervision. I think that clopixol injection is the best medication for people who are hard to treat.
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Thanks so much - it means a good deal to us when we hear long term success stories like yours.