Do all people with bipolar or any other mental illnesses suffer from a breakdown? I for one never had one. I was speaking to a social worker and he told me in my case it may because I have the support or maybe I have some sort of control that enables me to make it pass the days. He also seem surprise because I am not on meds. I told him they bring on any attacks and make them worst. So I just been going on a day to day basis.
I did not know he was researching anxiety-related stuff, but I feel the need to share his research regarding Niacin deficiency's role in paranoid schizophrenia (paranoid type is not organic like the other types of schizophrenia; you basically "develop" it, but not because of anatomical brain changes).
I am a psych major, and this has been discussed during my studies.
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..
She prescribed me a anti-psychotic. I heard so many horrible things about this type of medication, like developing permanent neurological problems. 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.
What do you do when you feel so much stress from anxiety and frustration it feels like your brain is exploding and you can't make the the situation go away which is causing it? I normally would drink or something to calm down but I'm trying to stay clean and don't want to drink while taking antipsychotics but I'm close to doing it any way. I can't handle the stress of this, I'm going to relapse or something if this keeps up.
I am not a medical proffesional and I do have Bipolar Disorder but I imagine that when chemicals are upset in the brain anything is possible. The brain is where all thoughts start so when a defect occurs so does a deffective thought occur. I would defiently have the little one seen by a doctor for future counseling. That is a strong emotion to deal with at 11 years old.
Unfortunately, I haven’t come across such a disorder in which a person becomes prone to a heat stroke. Fortunately, the hypothalamus which is a part of our brain and is responsible for maintaining the temperature does a pretty decent job and is able to maintain the body temperature even in the extremes of external temperature which can vary from 550 C to – 600 C.
Abilify is an anti-psychotic med commonly used to treat psychotic illnesses such as bipolar disorder, schitzophrenia, etc. It is sometimes used as an adjunct treatment (in addition to another antidepressant) to treat clinical depression, alrthough I've honestly never heard of it being Rx'ed alone for depression. That doesn't mean it isn't done or that it won't help, I'm just telling you the common uses.
It could also take some time to find the medication which is right for her because not every medication works the same and as effectively for every single person but chances are that one of them will work for her eventually. It could be bipolar disorder with psychotic features like ILADVOCATE said or some psychotic disorder since 120 conditions can have psychosis as a symptom.
I was wondering could this possibly be brain cancer? Also he has a lump on his skull which he can feel. He is a teenager and its very rare for a teenager to get night terror at that age he blanked out and seemed there was somebody else in him it did not sound like him and he was screaming and trying to run through the closed door.
Arachnoid cysts are a collection of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF, the fluid that covers the brain and spinal cord) between two layers of tissue called the arachnoid. They are thought to be present from birth in the large majority of patients. They can occur in any location within the brain. They are often incidental findings with no symptoms and with no consequences. However, when they do cause symptoms, that could include headaches, seizures, and in some rare instances psychiatric problems.
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. A psychotic break does potentially set off a series of permanent brain changes although ones they are just learning about and as newer and safer treatments are developed medication will probably be initiated early to prevent this from happening.
re approved for gives some information on what studies showed). As to that particular side effect, any drug that affects the brain can make one sedated or the opposite, overstimulated. These drugs are particularly problematic for the young and the old. How old is your son?
My bipolar husband has become extremely controlling. I read others' posts and it's like he's being described to a T, so I guess I'm not alone.
Let's say i suffer from psychotic depression.I read it is treat with a combination of antipsychotic and triciyclic antidepressants.
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.
Can cats have seizures? Again, that's brain related but I wondered if an electrical storm in the brain would cause behavioral changes. Ash Cat mentioned seeing the pupils go haywire before the attack.
Hang in there! If you're nuts, we're ALL nuts. And I, personally, think we're all wonderfully sane! :)
When I went for my LP last week, my husband was VERY irritated with the neuro. I had a good first appointment and like the guy, for the most part. But he didn't want to take the time to talk to my husband about some of the therapies and treatments he's been researching and that really p*ssed him off.
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