Im diagnosed schizoaffective. I take seroquel, risperdhal, and depacote. All I can say is that the medication changed my life in ways I never thought possible. It took about a year and a half of taking them before I started noticing a difference and since everything is slowly coming togeather. Im not exactly the same person I was before all this started but I no longer experience any of the voices, paranoia and constant panic attacks. Sometimes I would even hear a radio station in my head like an am talk radio program where they were talking about me. And of course other people could hear it too. usually wouldnt go out in public because I thought everyone could hear my thoughts. It was hell.
But after I started noticing the difference from the meds, I tried marijuana. Rolled a tiny bit into my cigarette and over the next few weeks built up a tolerance and have benifitted from its use since. That was about 3 years ago. Marijuana growing has acctually been highly theraputic for me since I look back now on where I was and how I used to be unable to focus on tasks such as keeping the apartment organized and clean or too freaked out to leave and go to the laundrymat to wash your clothes. now I can grow marijuana or go back to school. Alot of options are open to me now that I never saw before. Its been years since Ive felt like I could get into school and acctually learn.
And as far as getting "high" from the meds....When I was first taking my meds I deffinately felt high. Except I hated that feeling. They tried me on paxil and that made me see wires come out of the carpet. And Ive also had nightmarish hallucinations with zoloft.