Posted by anxiety_free on December 15, 2004, at 17:57:48
In reply to Re: SCHIZOPHRENIA - with or without voices, posted by bimini on December 15, 2004, at 14:54:17
I have schizophrenia. I was dx'd about a month ago...I'm 20. My symptoms came on gradually in my teens; hearing voices that were faint. I dismissed it. The voices got louder and there were more of them...finally, I had an episode when I thought there were cameras in my room observing my every moment. I almost killed myself; I literally had a butcher knife at my wrist. Anyway, I was afraid to tell any shrink the whole story, so I was dx'd bp II. Then I opened up, and I'm officially schizophrenic. I also am adhd so I take adderall, which is rare for schizophrenics, since most docs like keeping them off stimulants. I'm negative symptom heavy though, so the adderall helps A LOT. I also take a TCA, cymbalta, buspar, and abilify.
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