psychotic episode what to do

Not every breakdown is psychotic. I had a complete mental breakdown about 16 years ago or so which lead to 3 years of crushing depression - my illness course leaves me prone to this type of breakdown. However not being on meds? Dont know - i went nearly 15 years not on meds and i thought i was fine until I wasnt and went psychotic manic, so you might be fine for a long time as well. And I wasnt fine, I was hypomanic and looking back had at least 3 mini breakdowns and burnouts in that time.

5 which I feel fine.. As of late I have been waking up with what my friend believes is psychotic episodes, moments of ultra confusion for me as I usually have no recolection. It is now getting to the point where I could hurt myself as I thrash about and walk into walls. I had a CT Scan which showed no problem. These attacks which I thought where TIA"s (Transient ischaemic attacks) mini strokes if you like proved otherwise..

Hi Thats really interseting that you had a psychotic episode and was on fentanol patches as i was the parkinson drug before and then the dr put me on fentanol patches which took away the pain, she put down the episode to the miripexin (parkinson drug) and the acupan (pain killer) that he had put me on and never suggested the patches could be down to it, but it was the newest and nearest drug that i was put on to the episode and i think it could be this as i still have really bad vivid dreams a

A few thoughts: 1st, having an initial psychotic episode at 38 is unusual, so it is probably not something squarely in the "psychotic family" of conditions. It is possible (although unlikely) to have an initial manic episode after having previous depressive episodes. There is information that link paranoid/delusional thinking with menstruation, especially with a history of intense PMS (it is sometimes referred to as premenstrual dysphoric disorder, PMDD).

Hypo mania is when I feel great and things are running smoothe, I seem to be able to make the most of anything. Since my psychotic break a year ago, my mania can be triggered into anger much easier. Rapid thoughts, frustration, high energy. I'm with Bubulous on the mixed states, they are more intense than just anger. It's not one emotion for me. I can be crying and in a rage, ready to tear down the city like Godzilla and suicidal thoughts, it feels psychotic to me, not just angry.

yeah - definitely do not think it has anything with a psychotic episode - haha. either way, i do have tinnitus in my left ear - possibly has something to do with it, i am sure. i have been fine today and last night - so i will continue to keep an eye out on it. if it persists, i will go see someone. i was more so looking to see if anyone else has been through this.

I am still having ups and downs, but no extremes yet. That is what I want, to feel still, but not go psychotic. Then my therapist said that it is normal to feel like normal is odd, I have only known extremes all my life. My doc said I may End up On seroquel or depakote, but she believes in low a dose as is effective and only add another med after an honest try of one at a time. I'm glad I've held out so far, I have been able to manage with lithium, though the first month was rough.

In females real psychotic disorders tend to appear later than in men, who are starting to get symptoms between adolescence and early adulthood. In psychotic disorder medication is a very good way to treat symptoms. Therapy is always a plus.

My pdoc yesterday told me it's possible to have a psychotic break from too severe anxiety. This scares me bad, what is that? Does that mean I'll go crazy and hurt someone? Myself? Has anyone ever had one of these? Also is there anyone here that has had several months of severe anxiety, then slowly goes back to several months of calm? I'm afraid this feeling will last forever. Just to make sure I'm experiencing this "anxiety" what does it feel like to u all?

On April 2nd I made the decision to admit myself to a psychiatric hospital due to a psychotic episode. The thing that I'm having the hardest time comprehending is if I induced the episode or not. I convinced myself that I was covered in fleas, I heard voices saying my name and calling me worthless in the past, & I experienced paranoia. I don't know what to think right now. I wish I could know if I made the symptoms worse or not...

I have schizoaffective disorder (with the bipolar aspect) and before my current recovery I had psychotic thoughts and delusions at all times (depending on my response to treatment as well of course). I do know that for schizoaffective disorder delusions and psychosis occur at all times whereas in bipolar with psychotic features they occur only during moodswings.

psychotic depression can encompass a wide variety of symptoms. i treat people with "psychotic depressions" a lot. Depending on what symptoms people are experiencing, different medications will be used. People will often respond very quickly to antipsychotic meds (even within days). The deeper depressive symptoms may take longer to fully resolve but that does not mean you cannot get feeling much much better relatively quickly.

Is it possible to hallucinate while having a mixed episode? I believe I have.

I might be wrong but perhaps she was concerned about you? I don't know for sure though because I don't know how she went about it. Only thing you could really do to know for sure is ask around but even then people might lie so it's hard to tell. I also look at my life sort of like the way you do because I'm not able to do things like I used to be able to ever since I had a full psychotic break.

The cell phone indeed is her lifeline to her mother and it was traumatizing for her to take it from her - your husband should have given it back since her reaction was so extreme. All her own mother had to do was to refuse to answer whenever her daughter called so that the child would lose interest perhaps and find something else to do. In the meantime she is exhibiting very disturbed behaviour and needs to be assessed and treated.

The same is true of mania and it can cross over into psychosis in people with schizoaffective or bipolar with psychotic features. Although I had a close to full mitigation of psychosis with what I am on, last night was the first night in years that I went to bed at midnight and slept a full night. Before that I was going to bed at 3 A.M. That one prescription I am taking does function as a mood stabilizer.

I am not in an episode and have had hallucinations very rarely, I do not understand why I must take a mood stabilizer and an antiphyscotic? How do they differ?

Hello all, I would like to request the addition of Seroquel (quetiapine) which is an anti-psychotic to the mood tracker. Seroquel is very commonly prescribed for the treatment of both manic and depressive episodes of bipolar disorder.

What is a good birth control method for someone with bipolar disorder with psychotic features? My wife recently stopped taking Depo Provera, which I believe may have contributed to yet another psychotic episode->hospitalization. We don't want any kind of permanent solution (e.g. tubal ligation), but we need a reliable method and one that won't destabilize her once we decide to have a baby.

Get every ounce of help you can get ECT, drugs, therapy, councelling what ever it takes some things wont work but others will and its so important to find out what helps and what doesnt.

there is say " tell me what you eat (meds) and i tell you what you are". So perhaps is what you are taking. OR perhaps you are not taking any meds AT ALL so your symptoms are the natural ones that BP encounter in general and that ours are oppositely intricate due to swallowing meds. If i were you I wouldn't try to understand. Trying to understand too much will lead you nowhere . Besides, you may catch OCD and worries for no reason.

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