#anti psychotics

[deludedcrayon]

i am actually so fucking alone it’s not even funny anymore i take a step back and look at my life these past few years and realize how pathetic it’s been and how lackluster i’ve become and i can’t even tell if i made myself this way or if i’ve always been this way but in denial

#actually paranoid #actually traumatized #mental health #trauma #adhd #anti psychotics #neurodivergent #vent #bpd vent #bpd splitting #bpd #bpd feels #bpd mood #bpd blog #actually bpd #actually borderline

[schizoetic]

I thought people on the schizo spec were scary

But when I look in the mirror

I see silly old me

Green eyes staring back

A lover of art and humor

A sensitive soul who feels pain

With music constantly in my ears

Who has a strong desire to live

Nurturing dreams of the future

Always with an innate need to self express

And no matter how sick I was I never hurt anyone.

#psychosis #psychotic #psychotic break #schizophrenic spectrum #mental illness #schizo spectrum #schizoaffective #anti psychotics #psychiatry #schizophrenia

[whereserpentswalk]

Reblog if you think people going off their meds are valid.

Reblog if you think people shouldn't have to justify their decisions to anyone else.

Reblog if you support unmedicated ND people.

Reblog if you support people trying to get off their meds.

Reblog if you support giving unmedicated people hugs and cuddles and all the affection we so often don't get from the community.

#196 #my thougts #actually adhd #actually mentally ill #actually autistic #actually borderline #madpunk #mad punk #mad pride #autism #autistic adult #autistic things #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #medication #adhd meds #take your meds #anti psychology #anti psych #anti psychotics #antipsychiatry #antipsychotics #anti depressants #antidepressants

[psychosiscupcake]

life with psychosis

#psychosis #actually psychotic #actually schizophrenic #actually schizospec #actually schizoaffective #anti psychotics #psychotic disorders #psychotic depression

[mindblowingscience]

A study that peered into live mouse brains suggests for nearly 70 years we've been targeting the wrong neurons in our design of antipsychotic drugs. Untangling the vast web of brain cells and determining how drugs work upon them is a tough task. Using a miniature microscope and fluorescent tags, a team of researchers led by Northwestern University neuroscientist Seongsik Yun discovered that effective antipsychotic drugs cling to a different type of brain cell than scientists originally thought. Just like research suggesting depression might not be a chemical imbalance in serotonin levels, our understanding of schizophrenia treatments may need a rethink if widely-used antipsychotics are targeting different neurons than expected.

Continue Reading.

#schizophrenia #neuroscience #Mental Health #Biology #Medicine #stem #anti psychotics

[neuroticboyfriend]

and yet here i am, on seroquel (quetiapine). psychiatrists really do not care to educate their patients or themselves and will keep us on medications that harm us just to keep us sane.

#julian rants #id in alt #antipsychotics #postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome #potsie #pots #dysautonomia #psychotic #actually psychotic #schizophrenic #schizophrenia #neurodivergence #neurodivergency #disabled #disability #psychiatric medication #anti psychotics #antipsychiatry #antipsych

[thatwitchybitchandco]

There are psychotic people who can't take antipsychotics do too certain health issues. Please don't forget us when you talk about psychosis.

#actually psychotic #psychotic disorders #disability #anti psychotics #mental illness #disab

[sophthebulimix]

Taking medication that increases your appetite and having an ED is a cursed combination.

#anti psychotics #quetiapine #seroquel #ed not sheeren #ana and mia #bulim14 #bulimima #ed bllog #pro a4a #pro m1a #pro miiia #tw ed diet #tw mia

[mentally-manicc]

When you’re on antipsychotics you are never fully rested just less tired on some days

#schizoaffective #psychosis #bipolar disorder #schizo spectrum #anti psychotics #Seroquel doesn’t want me happy and rested

[deludedcrayon]

realizing it’s not normal to be in my room with my door closed and still not able to fully relax because i’m scared someone’s going to walk in on me even if im not doing anything wrong i’m just terrified

#actually paranoid #actually traumatized #mental health #trauma #anti psychotics #adhd #neurodivergent #vent #bpd vent #actually borderline #bpd problems #toxic parents #mommy issues

[schizoetic]

How to be a good ally to someone experiencing psychosis:

Please do your best not to laugh at us. What's funny to you is likely traumatic and may bother us in the future. Every time I came out of total psychosis it was rough knowing that others found me amusing.

Try your best not to feed into our delusions. Stay neutral and as nonreactive as possible. Getting angry is not going to help anything whatsoever. It's like adding gasoline to a fire.

Encourage us to take our medication if you know for a fact we haven't and are actively aware of our medication regime.

Refrain from being saneist by using words like "crazy" "insane" or "psycho" to describe things that you dislike.

See that there's a person behind the symptoms. This person has loved ones, hopes, happiness, and pain. They are as complex as anyone.

Encourage us to continue seeing our doctor if we have one. It could mean life or death. Go to appointments with us and be actively involved in our recovery.

Remember that if you show kindness while we're unwell that we'll remember. With that being said, "kind" could mean as little as giving a smile.

Body language depicts a lot to us. Even if someone's completely unable to talk, they see you and feel your presence.

Please never make us feel like it's our fault.

#schizophrenia #psychosis #anti psychotics #schizophrenic spectrum #psych ward #psychiatric ward #psychotic #mental health advocate #mental heath support

[bipolarmango]

In February 2022, I was prescribed Seroquel for the second time after being off of it for three years (after first being on it for 12 years) to treat my bipolar disorder. I gained 17 kilos in two months and the medication was changed to Aripiprazole to control the weight gain but I kept gaining. By October 2023 I had gained total 26kg.

I saw my psychiatrist every month and every month I complained about the weight gain. His file clearly stated that I was anorexic when entering the hospital in December 2021 and it took two months for me to agree on starting the medication because I was terrified on gaining weight on the medication.

During all this time, I was told by both my psychiatrist and my GP that I should exercise more and eat less and the excess weight of the antipsychotic would go away. They both told me the weight gain was due to me eating more, even if I knew I wasn't eating more. In fact, I was sticking to my salads and even started a gym regime and still gained like crazy. I told them this, too, but was dismissed.

For the past seven months, I've put extra effort into losing the extra kilos. I've been working out at the gym four days a week for 60-90 minutes per session, walked for 45-60 minutes a day for six days a week, and eaten 1500 calories a day, and lost total five kilos. My personal trainer was mindblown for my lack of success.

This week, I finally book an appointment for a specialist to discuss the weight gain. My blood results came back pre-diabetic and insulin resistant, both something Aripiprazole causes. My TSH (thyroid hormone) has also increased almost out of the reference values compared to pre-Aripiprazole. My body mass index shows that my muscle mass is much higher than is necessary for a person of my height due to all the workout I've done as per recommended by my doctors, but the medication has totally destroyed my metabolism so my body is hanging on to fat like crazy. I'm literally a muscular fat person. I'm suffering from metabolic syndrome and my metabolic age has gone from 30 to 50 in less than two years. I am also heading fast towards a stroke and heart attack, and my cholesterol is skyhigh.

My message is: if you're put on antipsychotics, please have regular bloodwork taken. Your psychiatrist may not pursue them or advise you to do so, but your physical health may be in jeopardy. Exercise and healthy eating don't always help the case, even if the mental health personnel will have you believe so. I did exercise throughout being on the medication and had a healthy plant-based diet, yet my bloodowork looks anything but, all due to the antipsychotic medication.

#antipsychotics #anti psychotics #actually mentally ill #bipolar disorder #schizophrenia #psychotic disorders #psychotic depression

[kazandautism]

Think finally on stable dose of antipsychotics! Allowed to go 6 months until next appointment.

Might do post about experience with antipsychotics cause Kaz is on them cause of autism.

#actually disabled #autism #actually autistic #autistic adult #autistic community #autistic experiences #level 2 autism #level 2 autistic #anti psychotics #kaz’slife

[rvros]

Got prescribed quetiapine and I'm honestly too scared to take it.

I only found horror stories and the side effects scare me.

Psychiatrist says it's only for a month but I feel like they're just trying to trick me into taking it long term.

Idk what to do

#quetiapine #seroquel #anti psychotics #what do i do #are there any good stories #mental health #hallucinations #paranoia

[neuroticboyfriend]

hey med taking and drug doing folks. don't take multiple CNS depressants at once, or combine them with other drugs that affect your vital signs. it can kill you - and will, if you don't pay attention to what you're taking and how it's affecting your body.

for example. I used to take seroquel XR, topiramate, and prazosin all at once. every night. while having sleep apnea and dysautonomia. i was used to sedation because i'd been on seroquel for years - but with that combo, it genuinely felt like my heart was gonna stop every time i took my meds, and i was too sedated to do anything about it once it started.

i did not realize that is. absolutely not a normal side effect and could kill me (because of trauma from gaslighting). so yeah. don't do it, trust your body, and always check for drug interactions - no matter where you got the meds/drugs from, you may not have been given accurate information. nothing is more important than your life.

#softspoonie #disabled #disability #drugs #meds #harm reduction #mentally ill #mental illness #physical disability #gaslighting #mental disorder #mental health #drug safety #medication #anti psychotics #psychotic #schizospec #schizophrenia #schizophrenic #pots #postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome #sleep apnea #dysautonomia #spoonie #spoonie tips #drug usage #ptsd #cptsd #complex ptsd

[schizodiaries]

yet another medication vent post below

i really do apologize for not shutting up about this whole medication debacle but it’s seriously eating at me mentally. I’m so frustrated to the point of where it’s putting a strain on my relationship, at least on my end.

I don’t like holding grudges and I especially don’t like holding grudges against people i care about. but i feel like I can’t go ten minutes without my mind trying to formulate an argument good enough to persuade my bf that stopping my meds is a good idea. I feel like every time I bring it up, he shuts me down, and then gives me the “we are not having this conversation again” as if I’m five years old.

Tommorow when he gets home from work I’m going to talk to him again about it once again. and this time, no more passivity. I need to put on the big boy pants and let him know that it’s MY choice whether or not to be on meds. I don’t care about weighing the pros and cons, I don’t care if my reasons aren’t good enough for him. Because this isn’t about him. It’s not his body/mind that’s being affected by these meds. It’s mine. If he doesn’t like my answer then that’s too bad because I’m quitting these meds whether he likes it or not.

I know it’s 3am but I’m going to write an email to my psychiatrist right now asking if I can start reducing my doses of abilify. I’m done with sitting around waiting for people to change their minds. I want control of my body back.

#vent #anti psychotics