Thank you, Annmaria! I can very much relate to your experience.

I don't like to call it an illness, but that's just semantics (you could very well argue it is; being a linguist, I do think semantics are very important though: it can influence and warp your views, but as long you know that, it's fine, much like things you could/should try to prevent or lessen the negative effects of psychosis/delusions).

Once I find the things that really work (before getting too toxic or with really bad side-effects), I'll of course share them. I also share the things I try so they may be replicated or missing pieces of the (biochemical, cf. psychological, which I'll share just by writing here) puzzle can be worked on by others or lack of (scientific) rigour can be brought to my attention (of course it's not gonna be science-grade, but science is slow).

We could join efforts and coordinate, if some others try the same supplements/substitutes. Especially because I won't change my mood stabiliser. That's too risky and the effects difficult to control for: you can easily discontinue antipsychotics for a while, but a mood stabiliser is more unpredictable and it takes too long to do a proper comparison of different combinations.

But don't feel like you have to. Maybe it's best to try other stuff. But please do share what you try as well as what works. That's proper science (as in the method, not in practice, maybe especially or at least as well, with psych meds, sadly).

Thanks again for the moral support and for sharing your experiences.



The more daily experimenting I'll post in the check-in thread, just so you know. I'll maybe also create a "digest thread".