tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607863253105913866.post8469413115158547018..comments2023-04-03T00:37:53.697+01:00Comments on Female, Twenty Something, Schizophrenic, GSOH: Has Antipsychotic Medication Made Me Worse?Katy Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13384403447580393959noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607863253105913866.post-53985469611645578322015-08-20T19:11:58.915+01:002015-08-20T19:11:58.915+01:00i will tell you a secret. the drugs we are forced ...i will tell you a secret. the drugs we are forced to are dopanime. the mind have a major power that normal people dont know. but it's not only the drugs that harm the mind, that's why when i was forced to mental hospital/Ward many pschologists and psychiatris forced to therapy, with both common sense arguments and humiliation because they wanted to force in me, sentimentalism. sentimentalism=heart, dopanime act on heart. so, the better way for a schizo patient like me that was put on the corner many times on this life, it's asceticism, meditation, pessimism, cold hatred(not anger), misanthropy, social isolation, negativism because this is our normal state and we ''schizos'' have syncrony with it. a saturnian way of life. this break the effect of dopanime on heart, even others effects it's imposible to break like pain in the head for exemple. LUA DO BODEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607863253105913866.post-49528605213534189292014-09-15T19:11:36.186+01:002014-09-15T19:11:36.186+01:00I have heard of psychosis being caused by sleep de...I have heard of psychosis being caused by sleep deprivation but my psychosis started before the sleep depravation. When mine started, I was sleeping fairly well. As much as I would wish that mine could go if I slept well, I know that's not the cause of my psychosis. I sleep very well now, mostly due to the quetiapine I take, and still have some problems, including hearing a voice so sleep depravation isn't my cause. I agree that sleep depravation made it worse, but unfortunately wasn't the cause of mine. It's good that you have found the source of your problems and were able to treat it without antipsychotics. I agree that psychiatrists are quick to medicate, the first psychiatrist I spoke to after being sectioned put me on olanzapine (Zyprexa) after a very brief consultation (I think around 5 minutes)! How she could know that antipsychotics were right for me after that is beyond me!Katy Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13384403447580393959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607863253105913866.post-20686366158083009792014-09-15T19:07:53.755+01:002014-09-15T19:07:53.755+01:00Hi Jo,
Yes, I agree that part of my negative reac...Hi Jo,<br /><br />Yes, I agree that part of my negative reaction to meds is because I was forced into them. But I also agree that there are many success stories of medication and I would never tell anyone to never ever try medication. As I wrote in the post, I say "If you are struggling with your mental health and have been offered antipsychotic medication, give it a go."<br /><br />I remember watching a documentary by Rufus May before my psychosis was picked up on. He tried to help a young woman who was hearing voices without medication to great success. I remember wishing I could get in touch with him when I was first sectioned, to see if he would try to help me too. But it was wishful thinking and then came the meds!<br /><br />It's good that you are doing well on meds and don't have many side effects, I don't begrudge you for finding meds helpful, on the contrary, I am glad that you have found something that works and doesn't give you awful side effects! I hope you continue to do well, whether that's on meds or not!Katy Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13384403447580393959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607863253105913866.post-81712602749016246422014-09-15T19:01:59.331+01:002014-09-15T19:01:59.331+01:00Thanks Kimmie!Thanks Kimmie!Katy Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13384403447580393959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607863253105913866.post-17133562817628453182014-09-15T19:01:09.518+01:002014-09-15T19:01:09.518+01:00Hi Steve,
I've had some similar experiences, ...Hi Steve,<br /><br />I've had some similar experiences, the antipsychotic I take now helps me sleep, something I'm extremely grateful for. And I believe that psychiatrists who say that schizophrenia means medication for life are wrong. I know of a lot of people who function arguably better off medication than on it. Hope you are now doing well, nice to hear from you!Katy Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13384403447580393959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607863253105913866.post-41927058892386567382014-09-15T14:31:06.803+01:002014-09-15T14:31:06.803+01:00Do you realise that you can get psychosis - hear v...Do you realise that you can get psychosis - hear voices and become delusional - because of prolonged lack of sleep. A lot of psychiatrists don't realise this and are quick to diagnose and medicate. What you are saying about your life at University, happened to me too. Instead of burning my candle at both ends, I started living more sensibly, sleeping 7 hours a night etc. and the voices stopped and intrusive thoughts went away. I haven't had any problems since and have never taken any antipsychotics. . Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607863253105913866.post-73227552713076703822014-09-14T19:53:01.045+01:002014-09-14T19:53:01.045+01:00I think part of your reaction to medication is bec...I think part of your reaction to medication is because you were forced to take them in the first instance. When I first took them, I took them voluntarily. I have had the experience with akathasia also. I spent my time out walking and running feeling restless, it was awful. There is a lot of stigma about tacking antipsychotics in the press and on the internet, saying how bad the side effects are and how bad they are for you in general. Yet there are some success stories out there. Personally I have tried coming of antipsychotics and all kinds of things went wrong. I am better on them and don't really have any side effects. I think the dose of these drugs can play a big part on the side effects. The bigger the dose, the more likely you are to have them. Have you heard of Rufus May who gets by without antipsychotics I think? He may be an inspiration to you.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886412116996168136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607863253105913866.post-62591726493134619192014-09-14T18:15:15.962+01:002014-09-14T18:15:15.962+01:00Outstanding post Katie! Outstanding post Katie! Kimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974750428498873046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607863253105913866.post-24394769173458532002014-09-10T22:56:25.255+01:002014-09-10T22:56:25.255+01:00Really very eloquently written account of your exp...Really very eloquently written account of your experiences of anti-psychotic medication. My own experience was that whilst using the meds helped in the short term - they helped me sleep and obscured my unusual experiences and beliefs. Over time though I found them increasingly unhelpful and distressing. Akathisia was very unpleasant, dystonia even more so. Weight gain did nothing for my esteem or paranoia and the dry mouth was cloying. I was glad to get off them and reap the benefits. Observational studies of people who don't take antipsychotic medication (Harrow and Jobe's 2012) show that they make better recoveries in the longer term and this is also backed up by Wunderink et al.'s randomised control trial where people put onto a gradual discontinuation program after 2yrs vs a maintenance group also do better in terms of relapses. Thanks for some great writing!Steve Whttp://mhnurselecturer.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com