Hi Aria,

I was diagnosed in January 2013 after battling untreated for more than 40 years. Like you, I was completely lost at first - but things improved tremendously after I had been stabilised. This took about 4 months.

I had lost touch with reality, but now I am feeling much better. Hallucinations and delusions have been greatly reduced and mood swings are much smoother.

My advice is to give the medications time to work, and try not to worry too much.