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bmoz: Schizophrenia doesn't go away.

As a matter of fact, it does. It was once widely acknowledged that 1/3 would make a complete recovery, 1/3 would make a partial recovery, and 1/3 would not recover. Feel free to review this post if you're looking for more insight in that regard: Schizophrenia & Hope

hellishlygood: The reason I want to come off is because of side-effects etc. BUT, I am worried that when I come off meds, voices etc. will come back full force.

Hello hellishlygood. I'm assuming you're aware of the information in the resources topic as related to coming off meds -- if not, there is some good information there. Many people, of course, come off meds successfully. Some find the process to be easy, some find it to be difficult. I hope your own process is going smoothly.