I study psychology, and I'm studying schizophrenia to a reasonable depth right now.
The people telling you not to take the drugs know not what they are talking about. Drugs can be very helpful, and in the case of schizophrenia they can be very useful. Obviously they can have adverse affects in some people, but not most. Prescribing drugs after only one visit is a bit different, but your psychiatrist seems very good in letting you decide what you think you should take.
However, drugs should not be administered as the sole treatment for sz. There are therapies which focus on educating families about sz, because a family which knows the best way to behave can be the best way of preventing relapse. This also means that those around you will not suffer. Drugs combined with other types of treatment almost always provides the best results, and that's true of every disorder not just schizophrenia.
The symptoms you have made me think of schizophrenia even before I read that that's what your psychiatrist said. There's a strong genetic link, so there's no surprise that someone in your family also has it.
Another thing to note is that sz is, contrary to popular belief, fairly normal. No less than 1% of people are estimated to have it (which is quite a lot when you think about it), and most of them lead for the most part very normal lives.
Don't feel guilty, and don't be scared :)
Squirrel-Whisperer also knows what she's talking about, probably a lot more than I do :P
I know it's hard to judge if there's something wrong with me or not over the Internet based only on a few things I've said. If anyone saw how I reacted in his office they may change their minds. Thinking over it that was probably one of the reasons he prescribed me medication right away. Even simple questions resulted in me crying and having mini panic attacks. I do believe that's why he prescribed me medication right off the bat.
It's not like I've only been like this for a few months or a couple of years. It has been going on and getting progressively worse over many many years. I've tried my hardest to overcome this on my own, trust me, (probably harder than I ever have in the past) but I feel like I'm fighting something that can't be controlled by mere willpower and facing my fears (I suck it up and face my fears every day.) The main reason I went to see a psychiatrist was because last week I was so depressed and anxious and fearful that I felt I was going to go crazy to the point of hurting myself. I don't know how to describe the feeling other than 'going mad.'
IIN my greatest fear is becoming a reality and I don't know what to do
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I study psychology, and I'm studying schizophrenia to a reasonable depth right now.
The people telling you not to take the drugs know not what they are talking about. Drugs can be very helpful, and in the case of schizophrenia they can be very useful. Obviously they can have adverse affects in some people, but not most. Prescribing drugs after only one visit is a bit different, but your psychiatrist seems very good in letting you decide what you think you should take.
However, drugs should not be administered as the sole treatment for sz. There are therapies which focus on educating families about sz, because a family which knows the best way to behave can be the best way of preventing relapse. This also means that those around you will not suffer. Drugs combined with other types of treatment almost always provides the best results, and that's true of every disorder not just schizophrenia.
The symptoms you have made me think of schizophrenia even before I read that that's what your psychiatrist said. There's a strong genetic link, so there's no surprise that someone in your family also has it.
Another thing to note is that sz is, contrary to popular belief, fairly normal. No less than 1% of people are estimated to have it (which is quite a lot when you think about it), and most of them lead for the most part very normal lives.
Don't feel guilty, and don't be scared :)
Squirrel-Whisperer also knows what she's talking about, probably a lot more than I do :P
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I know it's hard to judge if there's something wrong with me or not over the Internet based only on a few things I've said. If anyone saw how I reacted in his office they may change their minds. Thinking over it that was probably one of the reasons he prescribed me medication right away. Even simple questions resulted in me crying and having mini panic attacks. I do believe that's why he prescribed me medication right off the bat.
It's not like I've only been like this for a few months or a couple of years. It has been going on and getting progressively worse over many many years. I've tried my hardest to overcome this on my own, trust me, (probably harder than I ever have in the past) but I feel like I'm fighting something that can't be controlled by mere willpower and facing my fears (I suck it up and face my fears every day.) The main reason I went to see a psychiatrist was because last week I was so depressed and anxious and fearful that I felt I was going to go crazy to the point of hurting myself. I don't know how to describe the feeling other than 'going mad.'
By the way what are you going for in school?