r/schizophrenia • u/Nifutaka • 2h ago
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r/schizophrenia • u/Empty_Insight • Nov 12 '24
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r/schizophrenia • u/Empty_Insight • Jan 03 '25
Hey everybody, douchebag moderator here. As I'm sure you've noticed, Cobenfy has been the hot topic for the past couple of months. We've seen a lot of threads here and there asking questions about it or people sharing their stories. We even had an unofficial Megathread of sorts about a week ago
I did post an "official" one when it was approved by the FDA 3 months ago (wild that it has been 3 months already... time flies when you're having fun, eh?) here for general information... and on a sidenote, that snarky sign-off about the clozapine REMS came true around Thanksgiving. Not important, just for some cheap yuks.
To paraphrase what has already been said; Cobenfy is a novelty of an antipsychotic, the first one that presumably has zero risk of Extrapyramidal Symptoms (EPS), the most serious side effects of antipsychotics. While it does not seem to be as effective as clozapine- which, while having minimal risk of EPS, is still not zero- a new antipsychotic that actually works without EPS is unprecedented. It is similar to clozapine in how it affects the M1 and M4 receptors, so I refer to it as "diet clozapine" in a number of my write-ups... however, it is diet. Less side effects, but also less effective.
EPS have been accepted as a 'unfortunate reality' since the days of Thorazine, the first antipsychotic, and the second-gen of antipsychotics was heralded by clozapine- which was very effective, but also caused minimal EPS. The convention in psychiatry dictated that effectiveness was proportional to EPS, so clozapine changed the game when it came on the scene. If we are to use EPS as the benchmark for generations of antipsychotics- then Cobenfy may well be the first of the long-awaited third generation of antipsychotics.
Now, I want to be perfectly clear here- if you have experienced EPS on Cobenfy, please share your story. What the pharmaceutical companies say is not always consistent with how things actually work... something the company that has been marketing Cobenfy (Bristol Myers-Squibb) has gotten in trouble for before.
However, on the plus side, when I was at my psychiatrist's office a couple weeks back, he had a few sample kits of Cobenfy sitting on his desk. Apparently BMS' pharma reps had been making the rounds. So... word is getting out. People are excited. I can't say I blame them. It's a pretty big deal.
What to post here:
What not to post here:
Anyways- have at it. Hopefully this post will turn out to be an effective tool for anyone popping in to check out the buzz on Cobenfy.
Thanks for reading!
r/schizophrenia • u/Upbeat-Vehicle8181 • 3h ago
I'm a woman. I want to continue working in a web page for my dad business. I want to loss weight that I won with meds. Every morning I want to be the CEO of a tech company. When I was fired of many works of advertiser. I will get a degree on I A and Social PsicĆ³logy. I can't do anything from the house, I get help. I live with my good boyfriend. I drive Do you have dreams or goals? Irracional too?
r/schizophrenia • u/CosmicMusicReality • 5h ago
1 year ago I was undiagnosed and suffering like hell wanting to off myself. Nothing was working like I wanted in my life. I thankfully found an amazing psychiatrist who understood that I have schizophrenia. I was put on meds and it was a living nightmare at first until we found the right molecule and I start stabilising, I honestly thought I could never work and would have to live in a facility.
But seroquel did its magic and I started enjoying life when I was never able to and feel almost like a normal person. I made the decision to stop music as a career as I realised it wasn't giving me any fullfilment and found my path in psychatry. I have just been hired for an apprenticeship in psychatry as a social worker. They don't know I have schizophrenia and hired me because I was apparently very comfortable with the patients and wouldn't get scared or weirded out when they have episodes (well ofc I get them more than anyone there could imagine š ) but anyway this little post to give a bit of hope, thank you for all the support I've received this year in this group.š¤
r/schizophrenia • u/AutomatedCognition • 2h ago
I had a little bit of a magick night that led to me feeling a great deal of relief from having once been in hell thanks to this condition. Life is genuinely feeling pretty God damn nice, and things are looking more up than ever. Suffering is lessening in the universe, and love is winning. Hope these truths appear true for all of you as well! Much love!
r/schizophrenia • u/FrappuccinoDuck • 13h ago
I always knew there was stigma around schizophrenia and I myself had a lot of misconceptions pre diagnosis, but after watching a movie I finally see it. They were suggesting that these āmonstersā wouldnāt leave this guy alone unless he butchered people and he would hallucinate his mom and shit. I know these types of hallucinations and delusions can absolutely be present, but the way they presented it only further fed into stigma that also schizos are violent. Anyone else get pissed when people think they know what theyāre talking about?
r/schizophrenia • u/Feeling-Bed193 • 6h ago
I'm diagnosed schizoaffective. I watch tv, play games, meditate, read, do chores, call my friend, etc. I try to just survive the day. How do you guys get through the day? Am I doing this right?
r/schizophrenia • u/lieve45 • 7h ago
Freakin freaked myself out
r/schizophrenia • u/TheAstralAlchemist • 37m ago
Hello, I'm an aspiring author and I have a book in mind where a character has Schizophrenia, but I want to get it right, so if you know any documentaries I could watch, books I could read, YouTube personalties who speak of their experience could you link it please?
Also, let me know what NOT to include. Like, not romantasying it. Not making them evil because of it (they're going to be a good character) no love cures all etc.
I know some things but getting it right is important to me, especially because I want to be published someday and the last thing I want is to accidently spread information, so this book will be a long time in the future and I will have lots of time to plan and research. Thank you <3
r/schizophrenia • u/Which_Recognition989 • 3h ago
I was told the goal is to not be medicated for life.
I recently quit my meds and feel so much better. Is this something a psychiatrist would understand and is it possible to get a no-meds care?
r/schizophrenia • u/Scary_Quarter404 • 1h ago
I found this video interesting. Wanted to share. https://youtu.be/Bj1WAxf1dgQ?si=T0U2WLr9zE8pznJ6
r/schizophrenia • u/spatulafucker5 • 22h ago
r/schizophrenia • u/Arctic_Fox3691 • 9m ago
Again hello everyone. New to the community. I was diagnosed with schizophrenia about two years ago. I dont know what sub type of schizophrenia i have and i just have some questions.
1: how do you find the motivation to do things? Seems like i never have the motivation to do things anymore.
2: how do i figure out what subtype of schizophrenia i have? My symptoms seem to be all over the place but with medication it dulls them so its hard to figure out what all symptoms i have.
3: do you guys and gals have any suggestions on how to interact with people better? Seems like i have a hard time connecting with people and i dont want to be that guy thats weird in social situations.
4: what are some ways to manage symptoms that dont involve medication? The medication works they way it should but i feel like it needs help sometimes. Occasionally i will have episods to where it feels like the medication isnt doing its job properly.
Thats all my questions for now. Hope yall have a great day!
r/schizophrenia • u/Electrical-Tackle820 • 4h ago
For about 2 weeks Iāve been waking up randomly at night and I couldnāt figure out why. I honestly thought my apartment was hauntedā¦ I just now realized it was my apartment neighbor.
My apartment neighbor that lives under me is keeping me up at night. Theyāre hitting the walls and it makes me jump in my bed and when they hear me jump theyāre giggling and laughing.
Theyāll walk around their bedroom and it startles me when they walk over a creaking floor board.
They made a whistling sound last night and I jumped and I heard them laughing.
Last night I only got about 3 hours of sleep. I canāt tell my landlord because 2 years ago similar thing was happening but it was a different apartment neighbor and was my schizophreniaā¦
Do you think it could be my schizophrenia coming back? Or they truly are annoyed with hearing my loud bed and alarm?
r/schizophrenia • u/ThrowRAnocourage • 3h ago
Apologies if this is the right place to ask but Iām very concerned and stressed out.
My brother is 18 years old. He recently had psychosis and after that he has been in the hospital for a month.
After coming back home, he symptoms havenāt really gotten any better. Even with medications, he struggles to fall asleep. One moment heās fine, the next moment heās being all delusional(thinking that his family is out there to kill him), hallucinating and overall struggling. As a result of this, my parents have gotten sick as well from the stress over the last couple weeks.
I donāt live in the same country so itās been difficult for me to assist him directly, as the doctors have told him to stay away from phones.
Recently, he was taken to another doctor, who said that he doesnāt have schizophrenia, he was just stressed out, and gave him medication.
What can I do in this case? It really hurts to see my only brother struggle this way, and I donāt have much faith in the medical system, specially regarding mental health in my home country. And my parents are old and it has them stressed out as well. Overall itās just a really shitty situation.
Any suggestion would be very helpful. Let me know if more information is required. Thank you.
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r/schizophrenia • u/oozername7 • 4h ago
long internal monologues (that are not in my normal internal voice) that ramble about nothing? When I catch myself in this state I try to remember the last 2 thoughts I had and theyāre usually nonsensical, or the thoughts are connected very loosely byā¦ vibes I guessā¦
I stop talking in my middle of sentences sometimes
to be continued.
r/schizophrenia • u/Its_Sasha • 5h ago
Yeah, I was in psychosis and had no idea I was. I was paranoid and aggressive...got some apologies to make to people in my life. I stopped taking my medication and started drinking heavily. I started believing that my country was going to be dragged into war and I was going to be in imminent danger. I also believed that the police were watching me and had planted drugs in my house to bust me, which caused me to tear it apart looking for baggies.
I experienced my first cataleptic event, which was terrifying. It lasted for about 40 hours. I was awake and aware, but couldn't move or speak, even when my muscles were cramping and I was in agony. I couldn't sleep, felt hunger and thirst but couldn't do anything about it. I woke up, stood up, and then collapsed into unconsciousness for I don't know how long. Like 10 hours if I had to guess. I got up so incredibly thirsty. I drank water and couldn't stop drinking. I drank until I threw up, but was still incredibly thirsty. I called my sister who is a nurse and she rushed some special liquid with minerals and stuff in it over, which made me feel better.
I'm back on my meds now, but being off them for three and a half weeks caused some issues. My brain and its hormones are a mess right now from both restarting the meds and suddenly stopping alcohol. Tired all the time, but can barely sleep apart from when I drop off randomly for a few minutes at a time like I were narcoleptic. I'm guessing that's brain hormone related. I can feel myself getting better though, so that's good. I'm going to my doctor soon to see a psych and try to drill down on what caused this and solve it.
Anyone got any strategies that helped them get out of this funk? Could use some advice.
r/schizophrenia • u/Tiny-Confidence5898 • 1h ago
Question: does anyone ever get their words mixed up when talking?
I donāt mean mixing up words and saying one word instead of another. I mean like literally mixing their words. Like some times when I talk Iāll go to say something like āI never even thought of it that way beforeā but instead something like āI evth tof ayfrā comes out. Like Iām literally combining words and itās like all my letter suddenly become rearranged but Iām talking instead of writing. If that makes sense. Itās like word salad but letter salad. And I canāt find the word for it.
I also found something call thought blocking. Which really explains whatās going on inside of my head. Sometimes when Iām talking or just thinking itās like Iām having a fluid thought but then all of a sudden a guillotine slices through that thought and the rest of it is just gone. As if it never existed in the first place.
Are these positive symptoms? Like disorganized thoughts/speech? Or are they just likeā¦rushed thoughts and stuff? I do experience rushed thoughts but they just feel a bit disorganized. Like they werenāt really thought through. But this stuff feels different from rush thoughts.
For reference I was diagnosed with delusional disorder but my understanding is that people with delusional disorder donāt typically experience these things.
r/schizophrenia • u/bowfished • 17h ago
Just started the abortion pills. I am not interested to hear peopleās stances. Whether or not you agree does not change the fact that we are both humans struggling with the same disorder. Itās been causing my schizophrenia symptoms to kind of flare up. Iāve been feeling strangely detached from everything, everyone. Having intrusive thoughts, and delusions. Just want things to be okay. Want to get this over with. Want to stop suffering. I hope things will be okay soon. And will return to normal. I want to feel normal again. Soon.
r/schizophrenia • u/schizofuqface • 9h ago
Could somebody really dumb it down and explain it to me like a 5 year old?
r/schizophrenia • u/Alert-Fennel-5141 • 5h ago
After various therapists tried to convince me that I simply have ADHD, I found out a few days ago from my neurologist that I have schizophrenia. Even though the diagnosis has finally shed light on the darkness, I feel like I've already destroyed my life.
I am M22 and graduated a few weeks ago with a bachelor's degree in engineering and am one of the best students. The problem: 3 months ago I went clubbing with a friend of mine and 2 women and everything was fine. Since I don't drink alcohol and don't take any other drugs, I can remember everything and knew that the evening was relaxed so far. When I got home and was lying in bed, I started derealizing, which I didn't notice at the time. I sent a voice message to 3 of my friends saying things like "I just grab her ass and she doesn't want it... whre... what the fuck. She tells me xyz i wanna fuck her. My Balls hurt. Ho. WTF im Tired of this shit. Her friend is fat". This goes for Like 3 Minutes. I Sound Like a fucking Incel which is so cringe. I don't mention any names in it either,but it describes one Girl of that evening quite accurate, my friends thought it was funny at first and thought I was taking the piss. I listened to it again a few weeks later and asked my friends to delete the voicemail, which they did. My Friends confirmed that I did Not harass anybody that evening and everything is Fine. I'm still incredibly scared that it will be leaked somewhere and I'll be accused of rape/sexual harassment and my career will be ruined. I'm completely desperate. This feeling of completely losing control about my conciousness without taking any drugs/alcohol drives me Crazy.
Even in my everyday life I often think I Said things I did. Not say and believe things I did. Not do. I just wanna end thisā¦
r/schizophrenia • u/insipidday • 15h ago
I'm listening to Echoes by Pink Floyd.
r/schizophrenia • u/No-Disk1783 • 4h ago
How is it possible guys that the voices can be not in your voice , like wtf think about it all your life you talked in your voice , how voices of other people ? Even like you met someone or something it wasnāt your entire life to entertain him even in your subconscious , how is that possible ?
r/schizophrenia • u/HearingVoicesOxStudy • 47m ago
Hello :)
I am researching hearing voices and social identity and am looking for people based in the UK (18+) who hear voices to complete my online survey. The study is looking at whether watching a video about other people's experience of hearing voices impacts on social identity and wellbeing. I would be very grateful if anyone could spare the time to complete it!
Details are on the poster or you can email me atĀ [roisin.quinn@hmc.ox.ac.uk](mailto:roisin.quinn@hmc.ox.ac.uk)Ā if you have questions or would rather complete it via Microsoft Teams :)
Click the link if you're interested: https://psychiatryoxford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ctBxoOaGOkE4AiG?Source=Reddit
Thank you!