xurria:

opisaterf:

that “psych drugs make you a zombie” bullshit needs to stop. people are being discouraged from seeking treatment and taking drugs that might actually help them a lot by fuck-the-system teenagers who think they’re being edgy. shut the fuck up

Antipsychotics have routinely been criticized for this side effect, especially given how many people (myself included) refuse to take their medications because they can’t withstand this side effect. The horrible side effects we go through won’t be silenced because our realities discourage others, what a horrible thing to suggest.

New medications are underway anyway specifically because of our complaints and subsequent refusal to take medications, and they aren’t expected to have this same side effect.

And no, I’m not some “edgy teenager”, I’m an adult schizophrenic woman who’s been dealing with schizophrenia for over 10 years and watched my schizophrenic father go through the exact same thing with the exact same complaints.