#Schizophrenia Drug

[red-truck]

This is Roller in G1.

And this is him now in IDW.

Folks, Oppy's little drone son, Roller, is hella sexy now.

He's been Alex Milne-fied. And JRoberts made him addicted to whatever C32 is in human version.

That little gun he's carrying around as a drone make him look like a mini Megatron too. Can he be Megs's and Oppy's son? Pleaaaase?

[schizopositivity]

If you see any videos online of a mentally ill person in public being filmed without their consent, please report it as harassment. Examples include: a video of someone talking to someone who isn't actually there, a video of someone having strange or erratic behaviors, a video of someone speaking gibberish or talking incoherently, etc.

This is a huge violation of the person in the videos privacy and extremely disrespectful. They could be having the worst day of their life. They could be homeless with no support system or access to care, with nowhere else to be but in public. They might not see that you are filming, and have no idea or control over who sees them in a vulnerable state. Please consider the feelings and safety of the people in these videos, they are already going through enough as it is, you don't need to add to their problems by filming, posting, or even just watching these videos.

No one is better than the mentally ill people in these videos. Everyone is capable of having a mental health crisis that leads to strange behavior in public. How would you feel if someone posted your worst moments online for people to laugh at? These are human beings that deserve the same amount of respect as anyone else in the world. Yes, even if they are homeless, or on drugs, or swearing, or dirty, or disturbing the peace of a public area. That is a human being no matter what.

As someone with schizophrenia, it's so disgusting how often I come across videos like that online (yes, even on Tumblr). A lot of these "strange" behaviors that are being filmed are literally just symptoms of mental illnesses like schizophrenia. The person cannot control what they are doing, and might not be aware that it is perceived as strange. It's also important to acknowledge that people with severe and persistent mental illnesses are at an increased risk of violence by others, homelessness, substance use disorders, being arrested, and being involuntarily committed into psychiatric facilities. Alienating us and reinforcing stigma against us can contribute to those risks. It's also worth noting that paranoia is a symptom of schizophrenia, and knowing that people are willing to film us in public to ridicule us at our vulnerable moments is extremely paranoia inducing. This can cause us to fear going out in public, which leads to isolation, which makes the symptoms of schizophrenia worse.

There is so much risk associated with the filming, posting and viewing of these videos. Plus it further dehumanizes a disenfranchised minority. Is it really worth it? Is the few seconds of "entertainment" really worth all this distress you are causing?

If you want to advocate for mentally ill people, or even just care at all, you must stop this from happening. Don't film people in public without their consent. Don't post videos of people in public without their consent. Don't like, share or comment on videos of people in public filmed without their consent, it just boosts it in the algorithm. Report any instances of this that you see, even if you think "this one's not that bad" or "the person doesn't seem distressed in this one" or "okay but this one is actually funny", no excuses, report it.

[ratbastarddotfuck]

I keep seeing those posts about "don't ever touch drugs if you have any family history of mental illness at all" and they piss me off to such an extreme degree. so here. an extended version of a reply I left on one of those posts.

this kind of "never touch it ever once" fearmongering of drugs is not helpful and plays heavily into societal fearmongering of mental illness in general.

you will never be certain of your family history of mental illness or how you personally will respond to drugs.

the correct advice is always if you're going to try them, to try them first in moderation & with trusted people; to be aware of exactly what it is you're taking & how it's supposed to impact you; potential negative side effects to watch for & yes, your personal potential risk factors (family history, current physical and mental health, interactions with medications you are on, etc.).

schizophrenia and psychosis are not death sentences that need to be avoided at all cost. your life is not over if you develop psychotic symptoms. it happens to many many people regardless of family history regardless of drug use. the right combination of stressors can snap anyone. they are distressing conditions to experience, yes, but they can be managed, and you will be better off if you go into your drug experience aware of the possibility and understanding that it's not something to be absolutely terrified of.

yes, drugs can be a stressor on the brain, and it is important to decide within yourself whether you think you're up for it. however, they can also be a relaxant. my schizophrenic uncle was prescribed marijuana to manage his hallucinations and tone down his cruel intrusive voices. I use it to tone down my ocd intrusive thoughts. weed is not the "breaks open the head of every person with the potential for psychosis" drug. there is not a drug that does this.

it is good to be cautious. it is not good to be so afraid of drugs or mental illness that it keeps you from seeing the truth of the matter. if anything, the anxiety and fear of these issues is only going to put more stressors into your brain and make a break more likely. if it's an overwhelming concern you have, educate yourself about the reality of both drugs AND psychosis, and relax a little.

much more important than "not even once" is knowing yourself, being aware of your mental state and situation, knowing what you need/want from your experience with drugs, and knowing what you should expect from the experience.

if, in the days weeks or even months after the experience, you feel weird or wrong or are worried for any reason, there is no shame in going to your doctor to ask for help. FYI, a doctor (or other mental health service) should never report drug use to the cops, if that's something you're afraid of.

if some kind of psychotic break is triggered in the moment, that's deeply unfortunate. but it is ALWAYS a risk with any drug and any person. it can happen with alcohol it can happen with fuckin coffee if you're in the wrong mood. this is why we have trip sitters when you're trying something (especially a hallucinogen) for the first time. and again, if it does happen, you're life isn't over. if it becomes an ongoing condition, this is something that can be managed.

"not even once" isn't realistic sex ed, and it's not realistic drug ed either. thorough education and destigmatisation are the only ways forward.

[girlwdresams]

[weird-freak-julian]

FUCKKKK i can't smoke weed anymore because i'm schizo..... shit,,,, fuck

[cartoonscientist]

this fake text is obviously a hipaa violation but I can’t believe how mean people were being about schizophrenic people in the comments?? my reaction was just “aw that’s nice that the therapist could recognize it as a roomba and ask them to turn it off, that’s considerate”

but also I guess in case I need to fully explain things: if this were real, which it’s not, its not like the patient is just straight up hearing roomba noises and attributing them to ghosts. schizophrenia can distort and mess with sensory input. so if you were to tell them “that’s just a vacuum cleaner, you can relax, you’re being weird”, that would be like someone telling you that the screams of the damned which are very audibly coming from your neighbor’s apartment are actually just a vacuum cleaner and you need to relax. and if you do believe them? cool. doesn’t change the fact that your neighbor is running a vacuum cleaner that sounds like mass murder while you’re trying to focus.

imagine the worst psychedelic trip you’ve heard about or experienced and just assume that a schizophrenic person is experiencing that if they piss you off by being “stupid”.

[hole34]

Sex Drugs Rock n Roll is such a calming song until the audience sounds which are exactly what my auditory hallucinations sound like and it freaks me out so bad i cannot listen through the whole song

[seizurestrong]

List of people that deserve better

Palestinians, trans lesbians, older gay men, fat people, bears, schizophrenics, people with cluster b disorders, children, people who are still scene/emo, people who get tummy aches often, disabled individuals, autistics, enbys, addicts, he/him lesbians, migraine havers, trans guys that aren’t on T, people that don’t drive, people who struggle to take care of themselves, those with anger issues, people who have made mistakes, you

[harmonyisharpingonme]

Addiction is hard, but I can do this. There's so many reasons to be sober and so many joys in life that I can cherish without the use of drugs. I've been through so much, and for most of what I've been through, I was sober.

I got this. I can do this. I just have to make it through today, and when tomorrow rolls around, I have to make it through tomorrow. This attempt feels different. I feel like I finally want to change and grow. I feel like I finally have the tools I need to accomplish my sobriety goals.

I got this.

[schizopositivity]

Why it's hard for schizophrenic people to get treatment and diagnosis for physical health problems:

• Having "schizophrenic" in our charts makes a lot of medical professionals automatically not believe us. Especially if it is a problem that they can't instantly see themselves. They may think we are either delusional or having some kind of tactile hallucinations. They could see it more as a "psychiatric problem" rather than the physical medical problem that it is.

• If you have flat or blunted affect, they may not believe you, especially if you are describing pain. They have the expectations that you would be screaming, crying, grimacing, etc. When you are straight faced and monotone and say "I am in extreme pain right now" they will likely not believe you. And this paired with medical professionals views of chronic pain just makes them not believe you even more.

• Alexithymia makes describing your symptoms very hard, and even harder to describe how the symptoms affect you. The medical professional goes off of what you tell them, if you are vague or don't have the words, they will not understand you or not believe what you are describing. Either way that will hinder your road to treatment and diagnosis.

• Having memory problems, or trouble keeping track of things can also hinder your care. If you can't remember, or even remember to write down how often a symptom occurs, how long it lasts, how it felt in the moment, and how it impacted your life at the time, they may once again not believe you. Diagnosis often requires some sort of timeline or prevalence of symptoms, and not keeping track of that could keep you from diagnosis.

• They may avoid prescribing pain killers (even if you need it) because the fact that schizophrenic people are more likely to abuse drugs than the general population. And while that fact is true, it doesn't mean that someone in extreme pain does not deserve the right to pain killers just as much as anyone else who needs them.

• Being part of a disenfranchised group while also being schizophrenic can have compounding affects on your physical health treatment. Being low-income, being a person of color, being assigned female at birth, being transgender, being intersex, any other disenfranchised group or any combination of these will impact how you are treated by the healthcare system.

• Fear of medical professionals, or fear of Dr.s offices can impact the quality of your visit. You may feel too frightened to tell them how you really feel, you may just completely avoid going into the building at all. This can happen to anyone but is especially common for schizophrenic people due to our paranoia, inability to advocate for ourselves, lack of self esteem, historical medical abuse or personal experiences with medical abuse. Plus we can have doubts about the quality of our care because of any of the other reasons listed above.

And all this occurs while we as schizophrenic people, are at higher risks of several physical health problems (you can read about it here):

[dorianbrightmusic]

New Antipsychotic FDA Approval – Cobenfy

Cobenfy (xanomeline/trospium chloride) has just been approved for schizophrenia treatment in the US. This is huge. It's the first antipsychotic in decades to not target dopamine directly. It's got a much, much better side-effect profile, and it might work for negative and cognitive symptoms.

FOR MORE READING – news report/patient-centred plain language overview: See here.

FOR MORE READING – scientific evidence report: See here (note: the drug is referred to as 'KarXT' in this report).

I couldn't be happier right now. People with psychosis go through so, so much trying to find medications that are both useful and tolerable, and psychiatry has historically neglected psychotic people's needs so, so awfully. (Not to mention how little there is that actually helps with anything other than positive symptoms.) So I'm really, really hoping that with the proof that we can, in fact, make antipsychotics that aren't based on the same old pharmacological things we've tried before. Cobenfy is a muscarinic agonist/antagonist in fixed combination – and it also indirectly regulates dopamine and glutamate. And given that we know both dopamine and NMDA are probably involved in schizophrenia somehow – AND that treating things to do with either is hard – this is so, so, so exciting.

This isn't to say Cobenfy doesn't have side-effects (the most common ones being nausea, constipation, dyspepsia, vomiting, hypertension, dry mouth, and tachycardia. We also know that there is a small risk of extrapyramidal symptoms, and that prolactin-related side-effects do happen, unfortunately). We don't know much about how it affects folks in the long-term, or much about the long-term tardive dyskinesia risk. But even so, it's progress compared to some of the worse antipsychotic side-effects.

Moreover, there is a possibility it might be useful for negative and cognitive symptoms. Holy crap.

I'm really really really excited. I hope this is the start of a shift in psychiatry towards better standards of patient-centred care for psychosis. Y'all have deserved better for far too long – here's hoping this is the start of more ethical, effective treatment.

[schizodelicpunk]

Vince/V

He/him

19

INFP

I am not a good person, I'm a fucked up crazy street kid and I don't really care anymore.

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psychosis talked about in a glorifying light/as a gift/as REAL

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Proship, do wtv you want with your dolls and don't yell at me for how I play with mine

Art in header is mine

[ineedsertralina]

rgL in the other Morld

[romanticfistfightz]

@smashstiel ceiling demon trap + torchwood boxset bc i love it so much its also from vinted <3 ^_^

also this is what my neighbours see cuz i spend time with my red light on all yhe time

[cartoonscientist]

hot take but I would not ever choose to get rid of my schizophrenia, if I could get rid of the negative symptoms and the uncomfortable positive symptoms then sure, I’d do that, but I don’t think I could cope with living fully in this one reality 24/7 except for dreams. I would be on recreational drugs constantly if I were sane. I don’t know how you guys handle it. like non-psychotic people seem to be genuinely be more stressed out about their lives and the world than me too. and they frequently complain about how the real world has no magic in it, no wonder, no proof of anything beyond the observable world. hashtag depressing.

[coolryptid]

I have fond memories of getting high with my friends in Colorado and watching Supernatural last summer. But my second time getting high ever I was seeing colors only shrimp could see, stuck in time loops/slowed time, paranoid I was speaking my thoughts out loud, and I literally thought I was possessed because I kept twitching and jerking, and my eyes were moving in circular pattern uncontrollably. My friends at the time thought I was just greening out, but in retrospect I was in psychosis and probably catatonic LOL. I did not know I was schizophrenic.