Posted by susan C on August 18, 2001, at 17:15:25
In reply to Re: is there hope of life without medication?, posted by JohnL on August 18, 2001, at 16:25:42
I agree with John, That there is a scale from no help to help to too much side effect and it is looking for a balance that is the hard work we do. Tho my dx does not include schizophrenia, I came across this organization. Though I am not sure about this myself, but you might find it interesting:
www.power2u.org
1-800-power-2-U
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> > Is there anyone out there who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and has managed to get off of their medications and live life without them?
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> > Or are there any people out there who used to take anti-psychotics and have managed to live life without them?
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> > If you are medication free, how did you do it? Does anyone know how to get off of anti-psychotics?
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> I think that if your doctors think you should be on an antipsychotic, then that's probably the best thing to do. If there is a particular problem or something you don't like with your current AP, you could try substituting others for comparison to see which is best for you.
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> I'm sure there are people who give up their meds and try to get along without them. I guess it's a balance thing. Some people are willing to endure torture more than they are willing to endure medication. But again, I think it all comes down to being on the RIGHT medication. The right one won't be so disagreeable that you want to throw it out.
> John
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