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Old Aug 10, 2017, 09:27 PM
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Fair enough.....for me the only answer is to take as low a dose of meds as possible but consistently.......


Ive been on 10mg haldol for over a year now. Or maybe a year now.

400mg gabapentin too
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No. I cant handle it. I give up. I took my meds. I forfeit. Heartbreak is harder to handle. I would rather be psychotic than deal with heartbreak. But if im currently stable from heartbreak or its not overwhelming, i just want my intelligence. Not psychosis.

Theres gotta be a way to separate the two.

I would rather have anything than psychosis. Heartbreak sends me into psychosis. My first psychotic break happened right after my beloved dog got hit by a car (I keep my dogs restrained but he slipped his collar). There were obviously additional factors but his death didn't help.
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Old Aug 10, 2017, 09:33 PM
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Who would want to be psychotic?

But given the choice of psychosis or something else like heartbreak, wouldnt someone choose that?
You've been saying you want to be psychotic to avoid having to talk to people so much and to regain your intelligence.....you gave that as the reason you're playing with your meds.....
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Old Aug 10, 2017, 09:35 PM
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Ive been on 10mg haldol for over a year now. Or maybe a year now.

400mg gabapentin too
Have you tried lower like 7.5? Now that you're not smoking ten is a relatively higher dose than it once was for you, smoking cuts AP effectiveness in half.
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I would rather have anything than psychosis. Heartbreak sends me into psychosis. My first psychotic break happened right after my beloved dog got hit by a car (I keep my dogs restrained but he slipped his collar). There were obviously additional factors but his death didn't help.


Im so sorry valley.

Ive been taking my meds for a little under a week now and i still feel out of it. I just feel weird and more vulnerable to "entertaining" these thoughts i have.

I feel like i am more vulnerable to these thoughts right now. Which puts massive fear in me and more anxiety cuz i also dont have my gabapentin. Havent had it for a month.

I hate saying sht like this but...i feel like every news article i read on facebook its telling me something secretive that only i can see through the news article. Which, personally, is not safe for me. Because my paranoia is...its just not safe for me.

I almost slipped today and said something to my pss. I wouldve been put in the hospital. But i just cannot be there. I am so AFRAID to be there.

I feel like everything is speaking to me. Thats the worst part of being alone because im more inclined to "entertain" the thoughts.
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Old Aug 10, 2017, 09:37 PM
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You've been saying you want to be psychotic to avoid having to talk to people so much and to regain your intelligence.....you gave that as the reason you're playing with your meds.....


Yea cuz i want my intelligence back. But i dont want to be afraid either. I want to combat my loneliness too.
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Have you tried lower like 7.5? Now that you're not smoking ten is a relatively higher dose than it once was for you, smoking cuts AP effectiveness in half.


I see the doctor next thursday. Ill ask him then.
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Old Aug 10, 2017, 09:38 PM
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I've gone to the hospital due to heart break. I couldn't handle it. It may be the silliest thing to be upset over someone breaking up with you but when you are close and it was out of nowhere it hits you hard.
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Old Aug 10, 2017, 09:39 PM
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Im so sorry valley.

Ive been taking my meds for a little under a week now and i still feel out of it. I just feel weird and more vulnerable to "entertaining" these thoughts i have.

I feel like i am more vulnerable to these thoughts right now. Which puts massive fear in me and more anxiety cuz i also dont have my gabapentin. Havent had it for a month.

I hate saying sht like this but...i feel like every news article i read on facebook its telling me something secretive that only i can see through the news article. Which, personally, is not safe for me. Because my paranoia is...its just not safe for me.

I almost slipped today and said something to my pss. I wouldve been put in the hospital. But i just cannot be there. I am so AFRAID to be there.

I feel like everything is speaking to me. Thats the worst part of being alone because im more inclined to "entertain" the thoughts.

It sounds like psychosis to me.
Things don't speak to people. It's all part of the illness.
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Old Aug 10, 2017, 09:40 PM
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I just want to live a normal life. I dont want to be mentally ill anymore. But i feel like BECAUSE of the schizoaffective i will never be able to not isolate and have a normal life. I want friends and...i want to have a social life and a relationship. I want to finish school and get a job. But i cant even talk in group.
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I'm on 30 mg of haldol... it helps me and for some strange reason doesn't make me all that sleepy.
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I've gone to the hospital due to heart break. I couldn't handle it. It may be the silliest thing to be upset over someone breaking up with you but when you are close and it was out of nowhere it hits you hard.

I'm sorry to hear that. Break ups are so hard
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I just want to live a normal life. I dont want to be mentally ill anymore. But i feel like BECAUSE of the schizoaffective i will never be able to not isolate and have a normal life. I want friends and...i want to have a social life and a relationship. I want to finish school and get a job. But i cant even talk in group.

You can still do all that stuff.
None of us want to have mental illness but it is what it is. We drew the short straws.
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Old Aug 10, 2017, 09:44 PM
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It sounds like psychosis to me.
Things don't speak to people. It's all part of the illness.


I gotta realize that. Its different when its happening in the moment. I feel important, yet scared. And then when im alone the thought lingers for forever until its embedded in my brain.

When im with people i never think about it because people bring me out of my head
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Old Aug 10, 2017, 09:45 PM
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I've gone to the hospital due to heart break. I couldn't handle it. It may be the silliest thing to be upset over someone breaking up with you but when you are close and it was out of nowhere it hits you hard.


I get it. I really do. Im in a lot of pain and i think about him all the time. But im trying my best to focus on myself and not think about him.
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Old Aug 10, 2017, 09:53 PM
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I feel like i want to hide away from society. Especially after i told that person that i was dealing with a mental health issue and not to think less of me and she stopped texting me
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Old Aug 10, 2017, 09:57 PM
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I feel like i want to hide away from society. Especially after i told that person that i was dealing with a mental health issue and not to think less of me and she stopped texting me
I went to the park with a guy and he was being really weird... kept making me hold his hand. I tell him I have schizophrenia and when he looked up the illness he got freaked out over it. Then I had to tell him it's not going to work out so we stopped texting each other.
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I went to the park with a guy and he was being really weird... kept making me hold his hand. I tell him I have schizophrenia and when he looked up the illness he got freaked out over it. Then I had to tell him it's not going to work out so we stopped texting each other.


Geez. Im sorry erti.
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Old Aug 10, 2017, 10:05 PM
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Geez. Im sorry erti.
It's alright. I hardly knew him... Just annoyed that my illness drives people away. Who knows... maybe I had a guardian angel with me. He was a bit weird. Lol this is coming from a schizophrenic. xD
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took my first 40mg latuda on my own after dinner. she said u have to take it with food so it absorbs.
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Old Aug 10, 2017, 10:13 PM
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Im thinking about how im not touched much. My dad doesnt hug me much. I dont think he likes hugs. Im reading about how physical touch is important.

I crave it so much. When i dont get a hug or any kind of touch i go crazy sometimes
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Old Aug 10, 2017, 10:20 PM
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NEWTUS, YOU CAN TOUCH ME ALL NIGHT LONG :P

In all seriousness... touching makes you feel loved and wanted. I like hugs... as long as my uncle doesn't try to break my back when we hug.

Maybe you should talk to your dad about?
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Old Aug 10, 2017, 10:24 PM
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NEWTUS, YOU CAN TOUCH ME ALL NIGHT LONG :P

In all seriousness... touching makes you feel loved and wanted. I like hugs... as long as my uncle doesn't try to break my back when we hug.

Maybe you should talk to your dad about?


LOLZZZ

maybe i will.

The best part of being in a relationship was the touch i got. My ex gave me massages, held my hand, and we did a lot of cuddling. I miss that. I fear itll be a long time til i have that again.
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Old Aug 10, 2017, 10:29 PM
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Newtus... you're a very attractive girl... smart... and nice. You have so much going for you. you'll find that special someone. Reason I'm still single is because I haven't pursued a relationship.
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