I am a vegetable/zombie

I got to the point where I'd rather learn to manage my symptoms than have them completely gone and deal with the awful side effects of the medicine. I worked really hard in therapy and now only take a small dose of Invega. The voices are still in my head, though they are less intense and less frequent than they would be with no meds. The small dose gives me the awareness to not give credit to my psychotic symptoms while also being low enough that the side effects aren't overwhelming. I hated the zombie feeling more than the psychosis. Not to mention the weight gain. I try not to medicate the condition away, because I end up feeling worse with a heavy concoction of meds than with the light psychotic stuff.

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