My psychiatrist can’t confirm any possible course of my illness; but he does think that due to my later onset and of my being female that it will be milder. At this point on my vigorous medication regimen, I’m having essentially no positive or negative symptoms. He doesn’t think that there will be any deterioration in behavior or cognition. However, potential short-term working memory problems may arise and he also thinks that I may continue to have subtle peculiarities in my language (negative symptom).
Although, I’d have been the first to say that I never got depressed just anxious, it has been determined that I have suffered from depression and may continue to do so. My depression is an anxious case not the sad states. Fertility and fecundity are a non-issue for me as I’ve already raised my four kids. And my doctor doesn’t think that life span will be decreased but I am at risk for diabetes and high blood pressure due to the medication side effects.
As for the meds, I have to be symptom free for a year before he will cut back on any one or better yet discontinue all. He worries about the statistic of 90% recurrence within five years of stopping meds. So, that was the extent of my discussion with my doctor today.
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