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Originally Posted by Web Intel
When I was bipolar I seemed to be medicated to the gills. I work in tech, which is really cerebral. I could still get my work done, but just.
I currently have some working diagnoses, and haven't received my final diagnosis. Schitzoaffective seems to be where everything is pointing.
Do you find that schitzoaffective people are still able to perform thought-intensive tasks that they were able to work on before they got treated? Am I going to be making some sacrifices to get rid of my paranoia/ideas of reference/etc. symptoms? How bad?
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this is a weird question.
"Do you find that schitzoaffective people are still able to perform thought-intensive tasks that they were able to work on before they got treated?"
i think so.......
like people with schizoaffective are suddenly brain-dead when they take medications? it seems like you are reading worst-case scenarios online or you yourself are stigmatizing against people with schizoaffective/people who take medications. web_intel, you have to remember everyone with this disorder is different; no symptoms are the same, no treatment is the same. what may make someone else seem "slow" may not have the same effect on you. i wouldn't worry too much about not being able to perform tasks at work. i would focus more on getting yourself well to be able to continue work.
also; if a medication isn't working for you, you are allowed to tell your psychiatrist you want to go off of it or switch to something else. it's all about trial and error with medications. no need to be on a whole string of medications for no reason...
have a nice day and take care.