I can think of two glaring examples from my treatment that prove the subject of this threat true.

One, a psychiatrist once took me off of 4 of my 5 anti-psychotics. Upon being asked if this course of action would improve my symptoms, he softly said, "let's hope". Like a compliant patient I did as I was told and saw no reduction in symptoms.

Then there was the time I needed to be put on a stimulant to counteract the effects of all of the sedatives that I was taking. He went forward with prescribing the stimulant. What he didn't tell me was that he removed two sedatives from my medication supply. I didn't die, but I found it very hard to focus while I had to overwhelming urge to run laps.

Get second and third opinions. Psychiatrists are there to improve your quality of life. Don't allow him to ruin it.

Does anyone else experience strongly religious/spiritual-focused delusions or become way more religious/spiritual when experiencing delusions? I'm not a very religious person or anything like that but during some of my episodes I experience religious delusions and often describe myself as very religious. Since going off my meds earlier in the year I've been told by multiple professionals that I'm experiencing psychotic symptoms since I started hearing gods telling me things (and also realized I'm an angel/demi-god from the things they've told me) and have since been way more in-tune with spirituality than usual

I've heard of cases similar to this when reading up on schizophrenia on the internet with very similar themes (hearing gods, being an angel/god, being chosen, etc), but I feel I don't often see delusions of this nature in actual schizo communities. I feel other people seem to have more persecutory/paranoia focused delusions (which is usually the case for me but not always, lately my persecutory/paranoid delusions have been very secondary and have always been directly related to things the gods tell me instead of stemming on their own)

When my anxiety is extremely high, I feel as though I'm being trapped and suffocated even though I have every reason to believe that I can move. It doesn't go away until I start moving and this will sometimes result in me pacing around throughout the entire day and into the night.

Does any other schizophrenic experience this?

i tend to get a lot of delusions around hypnosis or mind control by spirits. i can get sent into a sort of trance that will follow commands. one time it was god telling me to do random things around town like stealing a hoodie and making a cross out of sticks and hang it behind a fast food place. another time there was a certain book i didnt want to read because it would be too triggering, but my body kept seeking it out. i found it in barnes and noble and couldnt put it down because of the trance even though my head was screaming not to.

It's true that some people abuse them. There is nothing to be done about that. Xanax has a legitimate use. 

Panic can remove your sense of thirst. Panic can lower your Niacin levels increasing risk of a cardiac episode.

It's unknown if panic can kill you. It can sustain a HR approaching 200 for over 20 minutes. 

It all gets resolved by a little blue pill. Shame on doctors who dogmatically refuse to give it under any condition.

I wonder if my restlessness and akathisia are Haldol-induced

I'm DD, from the Discord. I have Schizophrenia. I also have a lot of stuff going on in my life that I'm open to discuss anytime anybody may be interested, like possibly finding a job? What? Yeah. I like to help others, however I can. Anytime someone needs to talk, you can send me a message, and I'll respond ASAP

I keep doing tasks and fast despite a lack of sleep. I have been missing several doses of latuda but I also have temporary physical meds. I say this as possible causes, but I don't know. It took me a half hour to sit down now bcI kept finding small tasks lol

Irritable and paranoid at several times so I made a psych appointment for next tuesday.

The initial steps to make CNP for the WIN official in every way have already begun. I can't express the joyous excitement I feel about making a difference in the lives of psychotic patients in under funded facilities.

So, for a while I have been mostly clear of psychosis symptoms, but in the last week or two I have been having more thoughts come back about the entities controlling my life. I think this is due to both friendship stress and taking one of my antipsychotics at varying times depending on when I eat on a given day. This one requires 350 calories, and I just haven't been having a morning appetite which is usually when I would take it.

It's probably going to be better. I have worries about my lack of appetite, but I may just change to taking it at night. I'm not sure. The friendship stress is over, so this is the last factor, and I think I can manage but I'm going to keep an eye on it.