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both most likely

what meds? most antipsychotics make you dumb

To be honest holding down a normal job will be ambitious if you genuinely have schizophrenia let alone both it and Bipolar II. I presume you're medically diagnosed and not wasting our time right?

>>4529683
Im on abilfy and lamictal. Also Xanax and ambien.

Abilify being the AP

>>4529696
Yeah I have been diagnosed by 3 doctors. And my friends dad whos a surgeon, he told me to see a doctor since my friend (his daughter) has it as well.

Needs more cannabis

>>4529697
well i'd say the mood stabiliser and the xanax is more likely to cause cognitive problems than the AP in this case.

>>4529708
I get too depressed and fearful with out xanax and lamictal.

If I get depressed I start using crystal meth. FEELS BAD MAN.

I feel defective. I can't concentrate any more. I used to be a 4.3 GPA student in high school.

>>4529711

>meth

just because you have a drug problem and probably had a psychotic episode once doesn't mean you have a "disease".

there are identical twins where only one has schizophrenia. the whole thing is society induced. when everyoen around you treats you like you're crazy, it will make you crazy.

my advise is to move far away from your family and cut them out of your life. stop taking the meds and just get a simple job and enjoy life without pressure to "succeed" and watch as your paranoia and anxiety melt away.

>>4529711
xanax is highly addictive, and fear is the withdrawal symptom.

>>4529730
I used to think people could read my thoughts, I thought everyone wanted to attack me, I have thoughts in different voices in my head when im off my meds, i sometimes think vans have feds in them that want to frame me, I think people reaching into their pockets are reaching for a weapon, i think girls i talk to have a bf around the corner who wants to rob me when im distracted, i think everyone close to me hates me, I think girls who talk to me are ridiculing me, etc...

this was all before I even tried weed. the meth didn't cause this. I started meth at age 21 because I got sick and tired of depression. Adderall made me happy, so I thought meth would make me happier.

I have schizo. I also hear someone tapping on my window at night. I used to see shadow figures moving on my walls at night when i was a teenager too.

>>4529711
Lol so you wrecked your brain on trailer trash candy and now you're wondering if you can make it in academia long enough to get a useful degree. Gee, what a puzzle.

>>4529735
This fear happens when I haven't been on xanax for months.

My doctor drug tested me every week for 6 months to confirm I had schizo, i remained sober during this time.

>>4529730

oh i forgot to answer the bulk of your question. then when you're off all drugs and feeling positive about life you'll be in a much better place to go to school. in your free time while working you can continue learning, giving you an advantage for when you go back to school.

see a bunch of toothless meth heads stealing copper wire so they can get their next hit
+
schizophrenia
=
"hey you know what would be a good idea?"

Condolences, OP.

Are you really sure some people are not just fucking with you? Some assholes' greatest hobby is to fuck with other peoples mind.

>>4529764
Yes. Unless my psychiatrist is fucking with me for laughs.

I only have minimal positive symptoms. Most of my symptoms are negative such as problems concentrating, anhedonia, social isolation etc...

>>4529772
problems concentrating, anhedonia, social isolation etc...

join the club. i bet i could get diagnosed with all sorts of shit if i went to one of those cranks. of course there are cases of people that are truly gone but all this stuff is waaaayyyy over diagnosed.

1-2% of the population is schizo? really dr katz? are you sure you don't just need patients coming to see you every few weeks for a big fat insurance pay check?

these antipsychotic drugs literally shrink your brain. i really suspect they'll look back on modern psych like we look back at doctors bleeding toxins out of people with fevers. of course you stop a person from behaving manically when they can barely move there brain is so fucked.

>>4529794
If OP is talking to voices in his head when off medication, he had schizophrenia or bipolar with psycosis. Simple as that.

Reading this I've learned not to abuse drugs, but to use them occasionally for their purpose.

>adderall for study
>xanax for party/pussy
>anti-psy NEVER
>meth never(maybe once)
>psychedelics fuck yea
>weed fuck yea

>>4529854
pathetic post.

So basically whatever you want to do you cant do without first popping a pill to help you do it?


>taking xanax
fukken LMAO

>>4529923

I never said i can't do things without them. I'm saying they have their purpose and can be used to have fun.

>>4529923
What's wrong with Xanax bro?

Sucks OP. Docs I work with see a lot of people who get diagnosed in college because it's when symptoms start becoming severe.

He told me "It's too bad but they'll be under a bridge sooner or later."

Not all hope is lost though. Read about John Nash.

go to a psychiatrist OP, thats how simple it is.

>>4530608
What does under a bridge sooner or later mean...homeless?

>>4530614
I'm seeing one currently. The meds help with my paranoid delusions but they don't help with my memory problems, lack of concentration, and inability to enjoy everyday activities. The lack of enjoyment is a big problem and causes me to use drugs since feeding my brain happy chemicals fixes it.