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Old Aug 22, 2014, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by WeepingWillow23 View Post
I think I remember correctly that you've been on APs before? If so, why won't your GP prescribe something that worked before while you wait? Surely that'd be preferable to an asthma exacerbation from smoking to them??
Thanks! Good suggestion but...

Unfortunatly, the last meds I was on started giving me bad side effects... I came off them, convinced they were the root of my apathy & most my symptoms disappeared. P-doc was happy for me to stay off meds after a 3 month check up with no return of symptoms.

I'm not sure why my symptoms went away coming off meds but I was interested to read there is a higher rate of people becoming symptom free in third world countries where they don't have access to APs. Also watched something interesting on brain plasticity. Some combination of those I guess.

Coming back to stay with my parents seems to have been a major help... cutting back on anxiety & not having to be around a busy town seems to help with the suspiciousness & persecutory stuff... get a bit jumpy sometimes but it doesn't last too long.
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