psychotic medications

I really can't top GoPens66 response xcept to add Abilify is an anti-psychotic,Ativan is benzo...nice RX for BIG blackout and possible cardiac arrest!

i am taking anti-psychotic medications which seem to exacerbate my symptoms (they have neurological side effects). However, when i was a small child i had problems with pacing, sitting on the ground and pushing and rocking back and forth, and sitting on my butt and bouncing on the bed to the point that i broke beds and couches until recently. i have also had a habit of hand-clenching and have hurt my wrists several times from doing it.

Let's say i suffer from psychotic depression.I read it is treat with a combination of antipsychotic and triciyclic antidepressants.

And/or just an Other, because some people take medications like the antipsychotic Seroquel for inducing sleep when a person has a mood disorder.

Risperdal is an anti-psychotic but that's a subclinical dose so perhaps your psychiatrist prescribed it for panic attacks but I haven't heard of it for that use though it may have some effects. There is no particular interaction between the two medications. If it helps then see what happens. At that small dose there shouldn't be many problems and at any dose those two medications can be used together safely.

I also occasionally hallucinate even when my medications are under control. Even with a constant anti-psychotic. This does not bother me because it feels like a different trip. It's like i'm on acid or mushrooms which I have done more times than you would believe. When I lay down at night, I can feel and see sounds. It sends an electrical shock through me when I hear something. The sounds are different colors depending on the pitch. I need to ask my pdoc about this.

I now know I always had behavior that was unusual and somewhat abnormal since I was a child, first started having psychotic thoughts when I was 13 and then at the age of 18 had a full psychotic break. I never really felt like myself until I started that treatment in clinical study but once I did could look back and see that I always had behavior patterns and obsessions that were markedly abnormal.

im in university so alot of partying goes on and sometimes i do tend to drink alot while on my medications...i have never felt alcohol interfering with their effect on me,when i take the medications i function perfectly when i stop even for one day my head is messed up again.....the maximum effect on me when i drank alcohol and took my mdeications has been low sex drive,once or twice vomitting and sometimes very slight pain in the head...but all these do happen when u drink alot...

Ok. But is it common to be manic all year round like I am. Even with the meds. Like I said I only hit the depressive mode when I hear a certain melody or when its those to holidays but I never stay in it for long. But I wouldnt say just depressed its mixed.

Evening primrose oil may lower the seizure threshold and use is contraindicated in patients with seizure disorders, schizophrenia, or individuals receiving anti-seizure or anti-psychotic medications. Therefore, before using this herbal supplement for hair loss I would consult your doctor to see if it is appropriate or if they can recommend something else due to you taking Seroquel (which is classified as an anti-psychotic agent).

I think that bipolar disorder can be with or without psychotic features. Since you seem to be having some psychosis then I would say you have it with. I think they have to observe you over time to get an acurate diagnosis. Therefor you would have to meet the diagnostic creiteria outlined in the DSM IV to recieve a diagnosis.

I read these horrible stories about doctors prescibing it to infants, why would a baby need a anti-psychotic? I feel like they just give these medications to anyone without a proper diagnoses. I feel like the presription was inappropriate. This is the only doctor I can see because I have no insurance and she is the only state doctor available.

My second question is how do I (and of course, my psychiatrist) differentiate between whether I am bipolar with psychotic features or schizo-affective? I definitely have the cycles of mania and depression, starting about three years ago, would have auditory and visual hallucinations when severely depressed. Recently with this batch of mania, I have begun to have the auditory hallucinations too, as well as visual. I also am having some problems with disorganized thoughts and speech and delusions.

ve had a constant dull pain in my head in addition to frequent and consistent migraines (classic without aura) my entire life (including childhood). I also hallucinate frequently (not due to a psychotic break or Schizophrenia etc according to a variety of psychiatrists).

Keep seeing the p work, psychotic, sort gets me worried. I don't see myself as psychotic. My doctor doesn't think I'm psychotic, I think he just thinks that when I'm very depressed I can get this way. I remember calling my therapist while I was in San Diego on a nightmare vacation, where the whole time I thought I had rabies or something was terriblly wrong with me. I might add, I was also on a medication for birth control called yaz, which I think contributed to the whole thing.

I have a history of recurrent depression for the last 20 years and a very strong family history of psychotic illness. Last year I after the longest stable stretch I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. This was based on a period of 6 months where family and friends witnessed personality change caused by recklessness, elation and lack of sleep. I walked out of my job, finished a relationship of 11 years spent lots of money amongst other things.

I have had only 1 mild paranoid event during mania that came years after my first recognized mania, so I obviously DO NOT understand psychotic features of BP at all. But my ex-husband has had many psychotic events. He has Bipolar Disorder w/ psychotic features. He has gone into psychosis many times, and is extremely paranoid. After reading the Bipolar Child I see that he has been bipolar his whole life, and has only been diagnosed 3 months ago.

There are many new medications in development that are more effective and I could post links the articles are from psychiatric journals and a bit complex. However, the most promising class of medications are the glutamate antagonists. The American Psychiatric Association has identified these as the next class of medication. They don't cause tardive dykinesia or diabetes and they promote a full recovery.

He gave me latuda. First week on it I had a psychotic breakdown. I said **** it and stopped taking all my medications. I feel much better now. Rarely ever have hallucinations, mood swings are still there thought not as bad, delusions are still there but I use several coping skills and it helps. Do any of you have schizophrenia/schizoaffective and not use medication? How do you cope?

Also is it possible to ever feel happy without these medications or do I need something that potent (the antidepressants) to get back to normal? I have been having some neurological disorder like symptoms that I need to get seen for and I believe the invega medication is causing this. This scares me into thinking that adding more medication might make whatever this disorder is to become that much worse. Any advice guys?

yes antipsychotic and called abilify in ireland and Us.

I am 34 years old and always knew I had depression but did not realize until 2007, that I was in fact Bipolar with Major depression and anxiety? I have been on so many different medications and yet I have not achieved the results I was hoping for or expecting. I knew I would not be cured but thought that my life would improve and it has a little thanks to my meds, especially xanex! My question is how do you become interested in activities that you once enjoyed?

Hey td, I am not a doctor or psychiatrist but it has been my observation that people are really "going crazy" or truly mentally ill seldom know they are. They are convinced of the reality of their perceptions. (Refer to my ex-wife - sorry). For those of us who struggle with anxiety, we spend so much energy worrying about "losing it" that we miss out on life. I relate to your struggle but I am learning there is a better way.

When I stopped medication (years ago before my current recovery) I became psychotic so that's never a good idea. When I was transferred from Seroquel to Risperdal with my psychiatrist's exact titration schedule (the only way it should be done) I got some typical flu like withdrawal symptoms for a few days and then it passed over. If your psychiatrist has authorized you to change medications, ask them exactly how it should be done and what to expect.

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