I personally take Prisiq for OCD and MDD/anxiety. started taking it 9 months ago currently 34 first time "fully dignosed with all three". I wouldnt have seek help if it wasnt for our 4 year old. its not far to him to not being in a people mood or wanting to 100% there. nothing i would not try or do for him. didnt come from the best childhood so my wife and I are working the best we know how for to have a normal happy one. love your content and the way you present mental struggles, hope you have a great day!
I am alone. I've fought schizoaffective for like 15 years. I am now 35, out of work, been lazy all this time. my mind bullies me. been suicidal. I don't see my life getting any better. I've wasted so much time. all I want is love.
@@professorJorge11 I'm glad you feel fine now. I'm still trying to get there. I haven't had family support or any kind of support. I've been alone. but I finally accept that I am alone. maybe now I can meet people when I'm ready.
@@sarahakin all ive known is to hate on myself. I just want part of my life to not be in misery. to want to live instead of wanting to die. to have actual people in my life who care about me. this world is so mean! and unforgiving! we have these phones and computers and literally no one uses them to actually make deep connections with people. not to meet up in public or do something fun. it's all superficial. life is fucking horrendous. but I'm oddly ok tonight.
@@alexprieto8277 Yes, the world is intolerant and superficial. People are ostracized when they most need compassion. It isn't fair. All we can do is try to extend that grace to others. Make the world less awful in some small way.
Ugh. I have OCD, I feel you. I am so lucky that my meds don't increase those symptoms in me. I've been really fortunate on the med side of things. Without them, I believe some dangerous things. See some dangerous things. With them, that all went away. I have yet to be a year on them, so who knows how this will play out.
I was wondering how things would go with your dose increase after watching your previous videos, so thank you for this update! Your explanation of maintenance doses vs. doses for episodes makes a lot of sense. And I appreciate the reminder about how there's always a trade-off with psych meds. It's really tough that you had to face that trade-off between your OCD symptoms getting worse vs. the risk of psychotic symptoms increasing again. I'm glad that you seem to have struck a decent balance (not only with that trade-off but also with other side effects) at the 75% dose. I hope things keep working out well for you, whether you stay on your current dose or have it adjusted again in the future.
I take zyprexa. I just had a raise in the amount. I had been on another medicine for a few years, and I never slept. That medication gave me REM narcolepsy. I went back on my old mix of meds, and I'm doing much better. I hate OCD. I get all the same crap you go through. It's not fun to take psyc meds. I'm glad I found you on UA-cam. We have alot in common, and you are helping my friends and family understand me. I fear fires in my apartment, too. I fear my cat dying. And I despise intrusive thinking. I have that really bad.
Thank you for sharing your insights and thoughts on this. I sincerely hope one day the meds will improve to make such trade-offs less and less and maybe finally none. And on an unrelated note, I love your hat.
After the recent turn in LWS’s content, I’m pleasantly surprised that UA-cam has suggesting your videos instead. Even though I’m not schizophrenic, I have been on medication for my mental health for over a decade plus and was trying to talk about how they worked well for me and someone who is having dangerous intrusive thoughts without medication SHOULD NOT just give them up because an influencer talks about her experiences. And the reaction in the comment sections was sad to say the least, like they didn’t respect that I was alright with a gain of 30 lbs now that I am stable and often go months without panic attacks/no longer having dangerous suicidal intrusive thoughts. Like, okay I might not be as “healthy” as I was but I can live my life and enjoy it, which is what I believe the goal of living with a mental illness should be.
Your treatment is YOUR treatment period. That’s how I will and always will look at it. We can share our experiences etc but at the end of the day, you do what’s right for you. Thanks for the comment and I hope you have a good day!
@ Wanted to say thank you for taking the time to respond and the well wishes, hope you’re having a good day as well ^^. Agreed, and although flawed the meds currently on the market will likely be improved on in the future. You never know what’s on the horizon and I hope your current regiment continues to work for you.
Glad you're doing better beautiful! As a kid my anxiety was so bad, I would constantly check doors and the stove. So I can relate! Much love and great content! 🔥👍❤️
I have schizoaffective disorder too. Five years ago when my psychosis started I had horrible auditory hallucinations but thank god my meds do work well and I am in better state now.
I was on olanzapine for a very short amount of time - it made me ravenously hungry all the time even on a very low dose, so they took me off of it. Now I take Vraylar and Latuda and I feel really good.
Your awesome kit. Iam you are still here. Love your channel. You are so much more than your mental illness. Wishing you the best. You are a beautiful person
Wow! I didn’t know about the link between olanzapine and OCD. I’ve been on it 3 years now and I never had any OCD symptoms before, but I seem to have developed some of the ‘pure O’ type stuff since. Very interesting. Although I have to stay on the olanzapine because I’ve been on a whole bunch of antipsychotics and it’s the only one to have really worked for my psychosis.
I tried meds with exercise, that helped counter act the weight gain. I even play just dance if i feel demotivated to exercise. It helps a lot with Olanzapines weight gain
I got taken off olanzapine and put on amisulpride which stopped my weight gain completely and I’m back to my normal weight again I went up around 4-5 stone and dropped it all after a few months on the new pill worth a shot
I was 20 when I was diagnosed with schizophrenia but I was suffering from it for years before I was diagnosed, I was really thin and was happy too being thin, but then I was put on Olanzapine 20mg and after a decade on them I put on alot of weight, that medication stopped working now I'm on Amisulpride but I'm slowly reducing how much I take as I've got high cholesterol now and I'm 43 now and I'm determined to get thin again and come off my meds and reverse my high cholesterol. Take care and have a merry Christmas
My loved one had gotten extremely thin from a psychosis so when they put him on zyprexa he gained much needed weight. Issue now is he’s continuing to gain weight and I’m wondering when will calm down.
I've been on olanzapine for a long time. Not sure if there's ever been ocd or not. Never thought about it until now. I'm glad you found the sweet spot. Thank you for the video!
When I have to double my AP dose to manage the positive symptoms, it always comes with the burden of increased negative & cognitive symptoms. The fatigue, the lack of desire to do anything, my memory gets worse, I find basic concepts difficult to understand, the affect flattening which gives me total RBF. It also increases my OCD, so I have to up my dose of SSRI's, the fluctuations in weight. There's' always a trade off. Sometimes it feels worth it, other times it's a hard pill to swallow (forgive the pun!). Glad you've found a good middle ground for the time being!
Thank you Kit, so helpful. Same tradeoffs for me but with my doctors support I manage my own dose of Zyprexa faithfully recorded in my diary. When life is manageable I very slowly wean 25% at a time down to maintenance. When trouble happens up the dose 4 times until I'm okay then slowly slowly down. Zyprexa doesn't help my PTSD and does nothing for my negative symptoms
I got crippling anxiety attacks around social events that went away when I stopped the medication and came back when I started to take it again. Now I live in a world where I have to skip a minimum of three doses before any social events. That means I have to deal with more voices and delusions of course but I handle these well enough. And the video was great :)
This explains why my OCD tendencies were terrible when I was on Zyprexa. I used to constantly think I was damned, that if I gamed I'd go to Hell, that I'd get cavities if I didn't brush instantly after meals, etc. It was...not fun. (There's other things I can't fully remember/I don't want to share.) I still have some, but it's a lot less now since trying something else. I still have annoying 'what ifs' though, where I wonder if I'd have done better in life, in dating, etc. if I'd never taken zyprexa at all but something else. Something less OCD triggering. As for my med tradeoff: The ramped up OCD and increased body odor sucked. But it was nice to be able to sleep and control my emotions better.
Thank you for sharing. I was on Zyprexa as well for my schizophrenia when I was hospitalized when I was 12, though am not anymore. I currently have some OCD, though it is somewhat minor. If you would be interested in collaborating on a future video please let me know as I think that would be very cool and interesting for everyone watching!
Your video came at kind of the perfect time for me. Since my psychiatric symptoms are caused by autoimmune encephalitis I have to take immunosuppressing medications. I am working with my doctor to find the least risky one because I’m very sensitive to medications and biologics and essentially chemo is no joke. And I just feel very paralysed because I see all of the adverse effects like potential liver failure, a deadly rash, risk of infection and I get scared but also existing with this illness is the most terrifying thing in the world and I want to get better so bad and I’m trying to come to terms with what tradeoff I’m okay with but it’s really really REALLY hard.
It’s really hard but it’s worth it. It’s so so worth it. Like yes side effects suck but it’s like… quality of life is there again, love of life is there again, life is more free of the bad stuff and it’s just so so worth it. I wish you luck, hang in there 💪
I take a HIGH dose of both my main antipsychotic and mood stabilizer so we just added a low dose of a new one when I had a hospitalization and I think that will be the one we adjust when needed now because the other two are basically maxed out
I used to suffer from ocd.This involved going outside to check to see if my car was locked multiple times during the night,checking to make sure doors in house were locked.frightened of germs if I shaked someone's hand I'd have to wash my hands,some of these symptoms have come back since going on olanzapine such as checking car is locked and sanitising hands regularly when at the shops.Its manageable compared to what I used to be like.
I'm bipolar 1 mixed with psychosis. I've gained a lot of weight, I am lethargic in the morning until the drug has worn off a bit (I take a mix of regular release and XR), anhedonia, motivation difficulties, loneliness even though I have no 'reason' since my wife is very aware that I need support and I have a good group of friends who are always there. .I haven't had a psychotic episode since before lockdown, but I was on the maximum dose. I have gone down a little on them (800 to 700) but any lower my mania starts up. With mania psychosis isn't far behind. Unfortunately this slightly lower dose doesn't change as much. I have less anhedonia but more chance of a hypomanic episode. Although those are manageable. I'm still fat and lethargic. My behaviour sometimes still looks like anhedonia because I still struggle with motivation, but I am enjoying things again. I've had a short episode of hypo and depression recently, due to changing to generics, but in a few more months and since going back on the approved ones, I'm going to see about trying to decrease again.
I need some type of medication that calms me down. I have too many thoughts of inflicting harm on people that don’t deserve it and telling this to professionals always results in them asking uncomfortable questions - no I don’t have any weapons, no I haven’t made plans to hurt people. I just struggle with intrusive thoughts and they’re not characteristic with me and I constantly get harangued into explaining this especially for legal reasons. I’m a maniac but I’m not a psycho killer. I just sometimes fantasize about things I realize are wrong.
My trade off. I have schizoaffective disorder and my main side effects are weight gain and tremors. The tremors don’t really bother me - it’s just my right leg. The weight gain has been ALOT. But, it leveled off at x milligrams. Recently, my psychiatrist wanted me to go to x + 1 mg to see if we could get some more benefit because i do still have hallucinations and delusions though for short periods of time. I started gaining weight again and i was like “Nope!” and dropped back to x mg. The weight started to come back to baseline. My psychiatrist doesn’t know another way to help me because I’ve tried so many antipsychotics and this one works the best and i have a handle on “negative symptoms” and feel most like myself. So we don’t want to go back to the drawing board with a different antipsychotic, even though x mg doesn’t quite do it for me with the “positive symptoms.” Like you said, it’s a trade off. What lets me live my life, not what gets rid of all the symptoms. And at times they can still be debilitating. But I’m out there doing my thing.
I have add and bipolar disorder. I have decided that the bump in attention with stimulant medication is not worth its contribution to mania. I’d rather forget things on occasion than feel like my brain is Usain Bolt.
i've just started lurasidone for my bipolar disorder so this couldn't have come at a better time! I had to change over from quetiapine bc that made my ptsd soooooo much worse, even though it did help with the bipolar. so far the lurasidone hasn't had the same effect on the ptsd but it does make me really nauseous, and you have to take it with food which is difficult because it the duloxetine I take for my fibromyalgia completely destroys my appetite. I've heard lurasidone can increase appetite and cause a little weight gain though so fingers crossed I get that side effect 🤞why must comorbidities make everything so complicated 😅 also unrelated & I'm sure you get this heaps but you look so much like anya taylor-joy, you have such beautiful eyes!
My tradeoff for taking psych meds is that I can't cry anymore. I took medications that block emotion and since being on them for nearly 3 years I've only cried about 6 times.
I’m on a low dose of Abilify and it’s helped a lot but there are side effects. I have OCD from before starting the medication too, and it’s been awful trying to distinguish between what side effects I actually have and what I’m just obsessing about. Sending you hugs. 🫂
I can't believe I was prescribed olanzapine for a depression that was making me very irritable, knowing that I have OCD. I took it for 4 years! Now my OCD is under control with sertraline, mood stabilisers and another antipsychotic.
I’m on abilify. It’s working well for me. I’ve been on it about 6 months. But I do have the leg jerks at night and I get hot more easily. Still better than the akasthesia of Latuda, though.
The Wellbutrin seems to CAUSE my hallucinations (for the most part), but they’re never distressing (though they can be distracting or annoying). Mild auditory hallucinations are just something I’m willing to live with in exchange for a normal mood and consistent ability to executively function. The antipsychotic dampens them mostly anyways. No real complaints about that drug, I got lucky there. (I had many complaints for the first 4 I tried, but I’m not taking them anymore, so I no longer care). Mostly just needing to be more mindful of heat illness in hot weather.
i started new meds a month and a half ago the dosage was increased a few times, so far i’ve noticed more impulsive activity, i’ve also been more verbal then prior to being medicated. both are fine with me but these side affects seem to bother some family members i can only assume because i would usually be silent then have a psychosis outburst…
I am currently on stimulants, and I can only manage to take 25% of the starting dose for 3 days before the side effects become unbarable. 1st day I feel great, 2nd day ok, by the 3rd day my sleep is all messed up and I need to take muscle relaxers when I am on stimulants because my neck gets awful spasms. I am thinking about trying interchangeable days or 2 days and one day break or something.
I have bipolar and I have had to deal with a lot of weight gain, tho we are probably gonna do some changes so it's not a forever thing but with the current meds it's weight gain and being more tired
I'm on Haldol atm and my main issue is drooling. Which is so weird becuse I've always struggled with a dry mouth. I used to be on Seroquel and I loved it for helping me sleep, but I gained so much weight on it my doctor wanted to change me to Haldol. Honestly other than the drooling I don't notice I take it. I notice way less effect than Seroquel.
well in my case meds totally demaged me i no longer feel anything anymore no libido nothing and its been almost year off of everything and never get better i must say i was bad before meds but after meds i lost everything ...
I've had 5 years ago a drug induced psychosis, and I was found rambling on the street about the end of the world and forced into a mental institution. I was sure that the goverment found me for disclousing classified information and now I'm awating my impending doom by facing execution. The medication I was forced to take made me quite a shell of my former self. I am an artist and I could work for hours, but after being under Olanzapine and Rispiridone for over 3 months I wasn't able even to hold a pencil. After 5 minutes of walking my dog around the neighbourhood I felt so tiresome, almost to the point of colapsing. I felt like climbing the mount Everest(in terms of effort) and I barely walked few hundreed of yards LoL. One day I tried to read a book, and I couldn't fucking concentrate to finnish reading a page. So that was the tipping point where I said that's it, I'm done with this shit. I didn't took any pill nor seen any psychiatrist for 5 years, and the psychosis never set in and I hope it will never will. For me life is as unbearable with medication as with psychosis(altough without any insight), so if it where to happen again probably I whould have to pull the plug like for good and say good night to the world. For some people I've seen they're able to have relatively normal lives while medicated, but not me. I was just a walking zombie without much self awareness at all, a decrepit shell of my former self struggling to do simple tasks as washing the dishes or taking a shower without feeling overwhelmed.
I was taking 125 mg of Seroquel to treat my anxiety disorder since lower doses can be used to treat anxiety. It dried my mouth out completely. I literally had no saliva and it was driving me crazy. Now I just take 25 mg of Seroquel at night to help with sleep. Now I’m using the antidepressant Desvenlafaxine as the main psyche med for my anxiety. Dropping down to only 25mg of Seroquel made my saliva come back. Eventually I want to stop Seroquel completely.
@@SchizoKitzo yes that one and a new electric zap therapy (not electroshock) thats supposed to disrupt the ear canal and quiet the voices. I tried to pin the article in one of your comments so you could read about it but it got booted off,
The trade off is coming of them and having horrific protracted withdrawal symptoms for years and years and years. Totally non functional and still akathisia, which is a sentence not conducive with living. Literal living hell. These drugs damage the nervous system in ways I couldn’t conceive of.
When stable I see my doc twice a year. When I’m actively getting something treated it’s more than that. So we usually check in every six months minimum even if the dosages stay the same after the appointment (which happens a lot)
cbd is antipsychotic but they dont want you to know that because you can grow it yourself and it toko me like no time at all to type this out i type fast
*Please no likes; I am DESPERATE to help my OCD, and false reply notifications gravely disappoint me* Can OCD make you "plan consciously" _in the moment/second_ while subconsciously, you weren't going to?
I have bipolar and probably could teter on minor schizo affective, if my really bad trip with weed would serve me any indications (delusions about the radio talking to me about the situation I was in, being able to compose and hear myself strum air violins and hear a coffee shop of voices when I was drifting away to awake sober). im super scared of medication. but this was helpful enough to me enable to throw away my stigma I have towards hardcore pharmecuticals; I dont even play with Xanax I remember my doctor almost gave me that when I was 15 complaining of mild depression LOL that would've fucked me up man I dont have any symptoms on the schizoaffective side that are prominent, more bipolar. ppl tell me tht trip was just a "green out" but I call bs. definitely revealed some genetic predispositions I might've had whilst almost fucking me up into full blown psychosis; also could've been my body reacting to strong chemicals inside that vape my friend had, or whatever we inhaled. it wasn't a great time
I personally take Prisiq for OCD and MDD/anxiety. started taking it 9 months ago currently 34 first time "fully dignosed with all three". I wouldnt have seek help if it wasnt for our 4 year old. its not far to him to not being in a people mood or wanting to 100% there. nothing i would not try or do for him. didnt come from the best childhood so my wife and I are working the best we know how for to have a normal happy one. love your content and the way you present mental struggles, hope you have a great day!
I am alone. I've fought schizoaffective for like 15 years. I am now 35, out of work, been lazy all this time. my mind bullies me. been suicidal. I don't see my life getting any better. I've wasted so much time. all I want is love.
No one fighting this fight is lazy. You're not alone in feeling alone and you don't deserve it. 💜
When I was in my thirties, I have schizophrenia, also was suicidal and was convinced I had cancer. I feel fine today
@@professorJorge11 I'm glad you feel fine now. I'm still trying to get there. I haven't had family support or any kind of support. I've been alone. but I finally accept that I am alone. maybe now I can meet people when I'm ready.
@@sarahakin all ive known is to hate on myself. I just want part of my life to not be in misery. to want to live instead of wanting to die. to have actual people in my life who care about me. this world is so mean! and unforgiving! we have these phones and computers and literally no one uses them to actually make deep connections with people. not to meet up in public or do something fun. it's all superficial. life is fucking horrendous. but I'm oddly ok tonight.
@@alexprieto8277 Yes, the world is intolerant and superficial. People are ostracized when they most need compassion. It isn't fair. All we can do is try to extend that grace to others. Make the world less awful in some small way.
Ugh. I have OCD, I feel you. I am so lucky that my meds don't increase those symptoms in me. I've been really fortunate on the med side of things. Without them, I believe some dangerous things. See some dangerous things. With them, that all went away. I have yet to be a year on them, so who knows how this will play out.
Best of luck in the future, and I’m glad what you have now helps.
You are lucky. I was diagnosed with 'OCD tendencies' a few years ago and they're manageable now; on Zyprexa, though, the symptoms were intense
I was wondering how things would go with your dose increase after watching your previous videos, so thank you for this update! Your explanation of maintenance doses vs. doses for episodes makes a lot of sense. And I appreciate the reminder about how there's always a trade-off with psych meds. It's really tough that you had to face that trade-off between your OCD symptoms getting worse vs. the risk of psychotic symptoms increasing again. I'm glad that you seem to have struck a decent balance (not only with that trade-off but also with other side effects) at the 75% dose. I hope things keep working out well for you, whether you stay on your current dose or have it adjusted again in the future.
I take zyprexa. I just had a raise in the amount. I had been on another medicine for a few years, and I never slept. That medication gave me REM narcolepsy. I went back on my old mix of meds, and I'm doing much better. I hate OCD. I get all the same crap you go through. It's not fun to take psyc meds. I'm glad I found you on UA-cam. We have alot in common, and you are helping my friends and family understand me. I fear fires in my apartment, too. I fear my cat dying. And I despise intrusive thinking. I have that really bad.
Thanks for being such a helpful, honest and insightful influencer Kit.
Thank you for sharing your insights and thoughts on this. I sincerely hope one day the meds will improve to make such trade-offs less and less and maybe finally none. And on an unrelated note, I love your hat.
I wish there wasn’t a trade off situation at all for any of us. Thank you for the compliment on the hat too!
After the recent turn in LWS’s content, I’m pleasantly surprised that UA-cam has suggesting your videos instead.
Even though I’m not schizophrenic, I have been on medication for my mental health for over a decade plus and was trying to talk about how they worked well for me and someone who is having dangerous intrusive thoughts without medication SHOULD NOT just give them up because an influencer talks about her experiences. And the reaction in the comment sections was sad to say the least, like they didn’t respect that I was alright with a gain of 30 lbs now that I am stable and often go months without panic attacks/no longer having dangerous suicidal intrusive thoughts. Like, okay I might not be as “healthy” as I was but I can live my life and enjoy it, which is what I believe the goal of living with a mental illness should be.
Your treatment is YOUR treatment period. That’s how I will and always will look at it. We can share our experiences etc but at the end of the day, you do what’s right for you. Thanks for the comment and I hope you have a good day!
@ Wanted to say thank you for taking the time to respond and the well wishes, hope you’re having a good day as well ^^.
Agreed, and although flawed the meds currently on the market will likely be improved on in the future. You never know what’s on the horizon and I hope your current regiment continues to work for you.
Glad you're doing better beautiful! As a kid my anxiety was so bad, I would constantly check doors and the stove. So I can relate! Much love and great content! 🔥👍❤️
I am not in your position, but i find learning about your condition is really informative, and you present it very well! great stuff!
Awesome! Thank you!
I have ocd but watching you i felt less alone ❤
I have schizoaffective disorder too. Five years ago when my psychosis started I had horrible auditory hallucinations but thank god my meds do work well and I am in better state now.
I was on olanzapine for a very short amount of time - it made me ravenously hungry all the time even on a very low dose, so they took me off of it. Now I take Vraylar and Latuda and I feel really good.
Yes it makes my son ravenous.
It’s like he can’t control the eating.
Your awesome kit. Iam you are still here. Love your channel. You are so much more than your mental illness. Wishing you the best. You are a beautiful person
Thank you! ^_^
Thanks for sharing your insights and experiences.
Wow! I didn’t know about the link between olanzapine and OCD. I’ve been on it 3 years now and I never had any OCD symptoms before, but I seem to have developed some of the ‘pure O’ type stuff since. Very interesting. Although I have to stay on the olanzapine because I’ve been on a whole bunch of antipsychotics and it’s the only one to have really worked for my psychosis.
Same drug, weight gain. My doctors aren't concerned, but I liked being thin.
I tried meds with exercise, that helped counter act the weight gain. I even play just dance if i feel demotivated to exercise. It helps a lot with Olanzapines weight gain
I got taken off olanzapine and put on amisulpride which stopped my weight gain completely and I’m back to my normal weight again I went up around 4-5 stone and dropped it all after a few months on the new pill worth a shot
I was 20 when I was diagnosed with schizophrenia but I was suffering from it for years before I was diagnosed, I was really thin and was happy too being thin, but then I was put on Olanzapine 20mg and after a decade on them I put on alot of weight, that medication stopped working now I'm on Amisulpride but I'm slowly reducing how much I take as I've got high cholesterol now and I'm 43 now and I'm determined to get thin again and come off my meds and reverse my high cholesterol. Take care and have a merry Christmas
@@alsbigsmoke Merry Christmas and good luck!
My loved one had gotten extremely thin from a psychosis so when they put him on zyprexa he gained much needed weight. Issue now is he’s continuing to gain weight and I’m wondering when will calm down.
I've been on olanzapine for a long time. Not sure if there's ever been ocd or not. Never thought about it until now. I'm glad you found the sweet spot. Thank you for the video!
When I have to double my AP dose to manage the positive symptoms, it always comes with the burden of increased negative & cognitive symptoms. The fatigue, the lack of desire to do anything, my memory gets worse, I find basic concepts difficult to understand, the affect flattening which gives me total RBF. It also increases my OCD, so I have to up my dose of SSRI's, the fluctuations in weight. There's' always a trade off. Sometimes it feels worth it, other times it's a hard pill to swallow (forgive the pun!). Glad you've found a good middle ground for the time being!
Thank you Kit, so helpful. Same tradeoffs for me but with my doctors support I manage my own dose of Zyprexa faithfully recorded in my diary. When life is manageable I very slowly wean 25% at a time down to maintenance. When trouble happens up the dose 4 times until I'm okay then slowly slowly down. Zyprexa doesn't help my PTSD and does nothing for my negative symptoms
I got crippling anxiety attacks around social events that went away when I stopped the medication and came back when I started to take it again. Now I live in a world where I have to skip a minimum of three doses before any social events. That means I have to deal with more voices and delusions of course but I handle these well enough. And the video was great :)
Glad you’ve found what works for you, thanks!
This explains why my OCD tendencies were terrible when I was on Zyprexa. I used to constantly think I was damned, that if I gamed I'd go to Hell, that I'd get cavities if I didn't brush instantly after meals, etc. It was...not fun. (There's other things I can't fully remember/I don't want to share.)
I still have some, but it's a lot less now since trying something else. I still have annoying 'what ifs' though, where I wonder if I'd have done better in life, in dating, etc. if I'd never taken zyprexa at all but something else. Something less OCD triggering.
As for my med tradeoff: The ramped up OCD and increased body odor sucked. But it was nice to be able to sleep and control my emotions better.
Very severe and personal Endless Side effects. Finally outgrown them. A milestone worth Noting.
Thank you for sharing. I was on Zyprexa as well for my schizophrenia when I was hospitalized when I was 12, though am not anymore. I currently have some OCD, though it is somewhat minor. If you would be interested in collaborating on a future video please let me know as I think that would be very cool and interesting for everyone watching!
I’m glad your OCD is minor, and wild you tried it back then. And absolutely, I’d love to collaborate with ya!
@@SchizoKitzo Awesome! How would you like to get in contact to talk about collaborating?
@SurvivingSchizophrenia email works! I’m kit@schizokitzodotcom
Your video came at kind of the perfect time for me. Since my psychiatric symptoms are caused by autoimmune encephalitis I have to take immunosuppressing medications. I am working with my doctor to find the least risky one because I’m very sensitive to medications and biologics and essentially chemo is no joke. And I just feel very paralysed because I see all of the adverse effects like potential liver failure, a deadly rash, risk of infection and I get scared but also existing with this illness is the most terrifying thing in the world and I want to get better so bad and I’m trying to come to terms with what tradeoff I’m okay with but it’s really really REALLY hard.
It’s really hard but it’s worth it. It’s so so worth it. Like yes side effects suck but it’s like… quality of life is there again, love of life is there again, life is more free of the bad stuff and it’s just so so worth it. I wish you luck, hang in there 💪
@@SchizoKitzo you’re so right! And thank you!!❤❤
I take a HIGH dose of both my main antipsychotic and mood stabilizer so we just added a low dose of a new one when I had a hospitalization and I think that will be the one we adjust when needed now because the other two are basically maxed out
I used to suffer from ocd.This involved going outside to check to see if my car was locked multiple times during the night,checking to make sure doors in house were locked.frightened of germs if I shaked someone's hand I'd have to wash my hands,some of these symptoms have come back since going on olanzapine such as checking car is locked and sanitising hands regularly when at the shops.Its manageable compared to what I used to be like.
Thank you for such great videos
I'm bipolar 1 mixed with psychosis. I've gained a lot of weight, I am lethargic in the morning until the drug has worn off a bit (I take a mix of regular release and XR), anhedonia, motivation difficulties, loneliness even though I have no 'reason' since my wife is very aware that I need support and I have a good group of friends who are always there.
.I haven't had a psychotic episode since before lockdown, but I was on the maximum dose. I have gone down a little on them (800 to 700) but any lower my mania starts up. With mania psychosis isn't far behind.
Unfortunately this slightly lower dose doesn't change as much. I have less anhedonia but more chance of a hypomanic episode. Although those are manageable. I'm still fat and lethargic. My behaviour sometimes still looks like anhedonia because I still struggle with motivation, but I am enjoying things again.
I've had a short episode of hypo and depression recently, due to changing to generics, but in a few more months and since going back on the approved ones, I'm going to see about trying to decrease again.
I love your candid approach to a difficult subject. I am just curious what advice you would give to people who self medicate.
Great video!😁
I need some type of medication that calms me down. I have too many thoughts of inflicting harm on people that don’t deserve it and telling this to professionals always results in them asking uncomfortable questions - no I don’t have any weapons, no I haven’t made plans to hurt people. I just struggle with intrusive thoughts and they’re not characteristic with me and I constantly get harangued into explaining this especially for legal reasons. I’m a maniac but I’m not a psycho killer. I just sometimes fantasize about things I realize are wrong.
I used the anger and started lifting weights those thoughts dont bother me anymore
i’m schizoaffective too. i take less potent APs and thus deal with more psychosis, because they come with the side effects i can MOST tolerate.
great video :) when you are on higher dosage how are your cognitive symptoms?? and on your normal dosage how is your cognitive symptoms??
My trade off. I have schizoaffective disorder and my main side effects are weight gain and tremors. The tremors don’t really bother me - it’s just my right leg. The weight gain has been ALOT. But, it leveled off at x milligrams. Recently, my psychiatrist wanted me to go to x + 1 mg to see if we could get some more benefit because i do still have hallucinations and delusions though for short periods of time. I started gaining weight again and i was like “Nope!” and dropped back to x mg. The weight started to come back to baseline. My psychiatrist doesn’t know another way to help me because I’ve tried so many antipsychotics and this one works the best and i have a handle on “negative symptoms” and feel most like myself. So we don’t want to go back to the drawing board with a different antipsychotic, even though x mg doesn’t quite do it for me with the “positive symptoms.” Like you said, it’s a trade off. What lets me live my life, not what gets rid of all the symptoms. And at times they can still be debilitating. But I’m out there doing my thing.
I have add and bipolar disorder. I have decided that the bump in attention with stimulant medication is not worth its contribution to mania. I’d rather forget things on occasion than feel like my brain is Usain Bolt.
i've just started lurasidone for my bipolar disorder so this couldn't have come at a better time! I had to change over from quetiapine bc that made my ptsd soooooo much worse, even though it did help with the bipolar. so far the lurasidone hasn't had the same effect on the ptsd but it does make me really nauseous, and you have to take it with food which is difficult because it the duloxetine I take for my fibromyalgia completely destroys my appetite. I've heard lurasidone can increase appetite and cause a little weight gain though so fingers crossed I get that side effect 🤞why must comorbidities make everything so complicated 😅
also unrelated & I'm sure you get this heaps but you look so much like anya taylor-joy, you have such beautiful eyes!
I do get heaps that I look like her but I take it as a fun compliment every single time 😎 and thanks for sharing part of your story here!
My tradeoff for taking psych meds is that I can't cry anymore. I took medications that block emotion and since being on them for nearly 3 years I've only cried about 6 times.
I’m on a low dose of Abilify and it’s helped a lot but there are side effects. I have OCD from before starting the medication too, and it’s been awful trying to distinguish between what side effects I actually have and what I’m just obsessing about. Sending you hugs. 🫂
Ugh, this kind of realized I need to temporary up my dose. Always just paranoid that I'll unbalance myself further.
It’s always a hard call. Good luck!
I can't believe I was prescribed olanzapine for a depression that was making me very irritable, knowing that I have OCD. I took it for 4 years! Now my OCD is under control with sertraline, mood stabilisers and another antipsychotic.
Glad you’ve figured out what works for you!
Seroquil and Gabapentin feel good. That's what I take.
I’m on abilify. It’s working well for me. I’ve been on it about 6 months. But I do have the leg jerks at night and I get hot more easily. Still better than the akasthesia of Latuda, though.
The Wellbutrin seems to CAUSE my hallucinations (for the most part), but they’re never distressing (though they can be distracting or annoying). Mild auditory hallucinations are just something I’m willing to live with in exchange for a normal mood and consistent ability to executively function.
The antipsychotic dampens them mostly anyways. No real complaints about that drug, I got lucky there. (I had many complaints for the first 4 I tried, but I’m not taking them anymore, so I no longer care). Mostly just needing to be more mindful of heat illness in hot weather.
i started new meds a month and a half ago the dosage was increased a few times, so far i’ve noticed more impulsive activity, i’ve also been more verbal then prior to being medicated. both are fine with me but these side affects seem to bother some family members i can only assume because i would usually be silent then have a psychosis outburst…
I am currently on stimulants, and I can only manage to take 25% of the starting dose for 3 days before the side effects become unbarable. 1st day I feel great, 2nd day ok, by the 3rd day my sleep is all messed up and I need to take muscle relaxers when I am on stimulants because my neck gets awful spasms.
I am thinking about trying interchangeable days or 2 days and one day break or something.
I have bipolar and I have had to deal with a lot of weight gain, tho we are probably gonna do some changes so it's not a forever thing but with the current meds it's weight gain and being more tired
I'm on Haldol atm and my main issue is drooling. Which is so weird becuse I've always struggled with a dry mouth.
I used to be on Seroquel and I loved it for helping me sleep, but I gained so much weight on it my doctor wanted to change me to Haldol. Honestly other than the drooling I don't notice I take it. I notice way less effect than Seroquel.
well in my case meds totally demaged me i no longer feel anything anymore no libido nothing and its been almost year off of everything and never get better i must say i was bad before meds but after meds i lost everything ...
Do all these diseases and new drugs come after safe treatment of worse mood with safe antidepressant?
I have bipolar 1. I noticed my mood is better and more stable but I’m more impulsive…my weight and credit card balance are higher than I’d like
Dont worry be happy
Have you ever tried ECT to reduce psychotic symptoms and episodes
Nah my meds work well! ECT would be a last resort for me
I've had 5 years ago a drug induced psychosis, and I was found rambling on the street about the end of the world and forced into a mental institution.
I was sure that the goverment found me for disclousing classified information and now I'm awating my impending doom by facing execution. The medication I was forced to take made me quite a shell of my former self. I am an artist and I could work for hours, but after being under Olanzapine and Rispiridone for over 3 months I wasn't able even to hold a pencil. After 5 minutes of walking my dog around the neighbourhood I felt so tiresome, almost to the point of colapsing. I felt like climbing the mount Everest(in terms of effort) and I barely walked few hundreed of yards LoL.
One day I tried to read a book, and I couldn't fucking concentrate to finnish reading a page. So that was the tipping point where I said that's it, I'm done with this shit. I didn't took any pill nor seen any psychiatrist for 5 years, and the psychosis never set in and I hope it will never will.
For me life is as unbearable with medication as with psychosis(altough without any insight), so if it where to happen again probably I whould have to pull the plug like for good and say good night to the world.
For some people I've seen they're able to have relatively normal lives while medicated, but not me. I was just a walking zombie without much self awareness at all, a decrepit shell of my former self struggling to do simple tasks as washing the dishes or taking a shower without feeling overwhelmed.
I was on antipsychotics for a while and in the first few months i gained around 30 lbs and my situation didnt change at all so they didnt do anything
I take xeplion and it makes me worry more, sleep more, Low sex drive, problem with concentration.
I was taking 125 mg of Seroquel to treat my anxiety disorder since lower doses can be used to treat anxiety. It dried my mouth out completely. I literally had no saliva and it was driving me crazy. Now I just take 25 mg of Seroquel at night to help with sleep. Now I’m using the antidepressant Desvenlafaxine as the main psyche med for my anxiety. Dropping down to only 25mg of Seroquel made my saliva come back. Eventually I want to stop Seroquel completely.
I take 400 MG a day of seroquil. It is really strong at first. But I got used to it.
The next generation of meds is on the horizon. More symptom control/less side effects.
I hope you’re talking about cobenfy, because absolutely! 😎
@@SchizoKitzo yes that one and a new electric zap therapy (not electroshock) thats supposed to disrupt the ear canal and quiet the voices. I tried to pin the article in one of your comments so you could read about it but it got booted off,
@@PatriciaWilson-fy3co I'm curious about this too if you still have the article
@@aaronhicks215 I can't remember the name of the article. It's some sort of stimulation therapy though.
The trade off is coming of them and having horrific protracted withdrawal symptoms for years and years and years. Totally non functional and still akathisia, which is a sentence not conducive with living. Literal living hell. These drugs damage the nervous system in ways I couldn’t conceive of.
Do you think hospitals should force patients to take meds?
Out of curiosity, do you usually revisit your dosages every 6 months or was this just because of the doubling?
When stable I see my doc twice a year. When I’m actively getting something treated it’s more than that. So we usually check in every six months minimum even if the dosages stay the same after the appointment (which happens a lot)
Ugh...I need to go up on my dose...like working helps and I play alot of video games, guitar, and read but man these voices...they just never stfu
I have chronic schizophrenia. I use zyprexa and weed.
I gave up on meds
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cbd is antipsychotic but they dont want you to know that because you can grow it yourself and it toko me like no time at all to type this out i type fast
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Can OCD make you "plan consciously" _in the moment/second_ while subconsciously, you weren't going to?
Dear, The chemical imbalance is only one aspect. Self affirmations do really help a great deal.
Fewer voices.
I stopped zyprexa due to much ocd. So far with my new medications I can stay on the maintenance dose.
I have bipolar and probably could teter on minor schizo affective, if my really bad trip with weed would serve me any indications (delusions about the radio talking to me about the situation I was in, being able to compose and hear myself strum air violins and hear a coffee shop of voices when I was drifting away to awake sober).
im super scared of medication. but this was helpful enough to me enable to throw away my stigma I have towards hardcore pharmecuticals; I dont even play with Xanax I remember my doctor almost gave me that when I was 15 complaining of mild depression LOL that would've fucked me up man
I dont have any symptoms on the schizoaffective side that are prominent, more bipolar. ppl tell me tht trip was just a "green out" but I call bs. definitely revealed some genetic predispositions I might've had whilst almost fucking me up into full blown psychosis; also could've been my body reacting to strong chemicals inside that vape my friend had, or whatever we inhaled.
it wasn't a great time