Was wondering if someone who is under antipsychotic medications especially in high doses are able to function in school, college or work? Eversince I've been on these medications I started to work less efficiently, less productively and cannot do well in time management... initially (these symptoms are improving as time passes by). The antispychotics I am on are dopamine antagonists (risperidone and haloperidol) which make it harder for me to do things because I cannot enjoy/ derive pleasure from doing them. Everything feels dull. I can barely even do household chores. Ive been out of school for four years because of my mental illness. I am slowly recovering though and is now stable. I am wondering if anyone has gotten back to school and handle all the stress even if youre in these medications. I had gotten dumber, lazy and dysfunctional when I started the meds, but i noticed ive improved when the medicine dose decreased. I dont think my doctor would reduce my meds anytime soon and I already want to get back to school. Ive been studying some random stuff while at home so I think I might be able to handle school. 

my doctor told me there are schizophrenic patients that successfully became doctors, police officers and etc. which sort of came across to me as a load of crap when I did some research since mentally ill people arent qualified to become police officers. I think he is lying to me.