psychotic symptoms young people

I am currently recovering from a severe depression with suicide ideation in which i apparently had psychotic symptoms. Has anyone else had psychosis without knowing what it was until speaking to your therapist about what was going on? and does anyone have any advice as to what to look for in oneself when psychosis starts?

14 is young for the onset of schizophrenia, but ... "typically begins in early adulthood; between the ages of 15 and 25" http://www.schizophrenia.com/szfacts.htm Psychosis can be caused by a number of things. What is her home situation like? Is it possible she is being abused by someone? Perhaps you can contact your local gov't childrens services and let them help her. DON'T WAIT!

My son has been diagnosed with ADHD since 3. He is now 11. He also might have BPD. He's been on numerous medications to control the mood disorder (more difiant than anything) and ADHD. He is currently taking Abilify and Vyvanse. We have good days and bad. He's always been kind of afraid to be alone, particularly at night. Sometimes he wants to sleep with me (divorced Mom), but I tell him he's too old to sleep with his mama.

Hey Elinah, I have experienced two psychotic manic episodes after being put on antidepressants. They both lasted at least a week. It started out as a feeling of increased euphoria, racing thoughts, confidence boost, insomnia and impulsiveness. These symptoms progressed and got more intense as time went on, and after a few days my thoughts began to turn sinister. I started having hallucinations and hearing voices telling me to kill myself and others.

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.

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...

It is a symptom but you also have to have numerous other symptoms like hypomania or mania, and depression. People can have one psychotic episode and be just fine after that.

When I was younger before my diagnosis I had similar psychotic features and I was treated for major depression with psychotic features. I was treated with anti depressants and anti pyschotics. Unfortunately the anti d's triggered rapid cycling and lithium was then added to the mix. If it helps I no longer hear voices, it stopped around age 20. Now during an episode I have classic bipolar features.

I have that feeling at times but my disability is neurological. However, dissociation usually comes from a psychiatric disability. It can come on in attacks as it does in me with neurological disabilities such as temporal lope epilepsy but if it occurs all the time it might indeed be a symptom of depression.

Well there is a gradation between bipolar and schizophrenia such as bipolar with psychotic features (where a person experiences psychotic symptoms specifically during moodswings) and schizoaffective disorder, as was mentioned as I have where if untreated a person experiences psychotic symptoms at all times. Bipolar in some people can worsen over a life time, certainly if untreated and there are many subtypes of bipolar, including bipolar with psychotic features.

I guess it all depends on the severity of the psychotic break and other such factors. I like ILADVOCATE had symptoms since I was a small child and had my first full blown psychotic break about a year and a half ago or longer, I'm not sure I can't keep track of this crap like this. But after I had it I have never got back up to baseline yet since and I seem to relapse easily to varying extents.

Anxiety that has psychosis involved which yes, could result from a traumatic situation. The medication is an anti psychotic The good news she is taking it which means she wants to be better. I would talk to her about her mental health issues with no judgement. You can decide if it is too much for you to stick with since you are dating and not married but she will likely really appreciate being able to be honest with you and your listening.

Hypomania is distinguished from mania by the absence of psychotic symptoms. In other words if there are psychotic features its mania. BP2's can get psychotic features in mania the same as anyone does. Is this what you are referring to on the Black Dog Site ?

School performance is reduced through impaired memory and lessened ability to solve problems also stroke in young people have been reported in studies- LONG-TERM EFFECTS: Long-term use can cause psychotic symptoms. It can also damage the lungs and the heart, worsen the symptoms of bronchitis and cause coughing and wheezing. It may reduce the body’s ability to fight lung infections and illness.

I've known multiple people before with bipolar disorder who would hear their name being called out when it wasn't.

I would not put a child as young as yours on serious psychotic medication without a second (or even third) consult. I also question the ADHD diagnosis for a baby. Just my two cents worth ....

Within FEP patients, decreases in cortisol and the cortisol/DHEAS ratio over time were directly related to the improvement in depression . . . negative . . . and psychotic symptoms . . . . Perceived stress significantly correlated with DHEAS . . . and the cortisol/DHEAS ratio . . . in controls, but not patients, possibly reflecting an impaired hormonal response to stress in FEP patients. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.

Has anyone on this forum ever had a psychotic break? What are they like? Can you control or remember them? Are there some people more prone than others? Can some people not have them? I'm afraid of these, as I don't want to harm anyone or myself, please help!! Any answers? Could I have had one before thinking it was a real bad panic attack?

I always thought something was wrong when i was young. I would see people have cancer on TV i would think i would get it. I saw people get a disease from a mosquito, I would then think if i was bitten that i would get that disease. So fast forward to now. I didn't have to much anxiety through high school at all and now i am 22. I had a SVT ablation and it seems like since that has happened my anxiety has gone threw the roof. I know am having a fear of becoming a Schizophrenic.

Antipsychotics are often used as mood stabilizers, and some of them are really very effective for that purpose. Many patients who have never had psychotic symptoms (patients with depression which has not responded to just an antidepressant, for instance) are finding that the addition of an "atypical" or newer antipsychotic can be helpful. This is an example of the problem with names in pharmacology.

I understand that he is still young and that kids and people in general are more drawn to people most like themselves. But the fact that he straight up ignored us and then had a conversation with someone else right after really frustrates me. Thoughts?

I'm honestly not sure as to an exact answer to your question but I believe clinical studies showed years ago that what people used to term a "midlife crisis" was actually a later age onset of symptoms. Anyway, I've made a good recovery from schizoaffective which clinically is a step further than bipolar with psychotic features as in bipolar with psychotic features a person has delusions and hears voices during moodswings and in schizoaffective disorder its all the time.

my 22 year old son just experienced a psychotic break. I need to understand how he was feeling. Is there anyone who has personally experienced this, and would be willing to describe what you felt? I am desperate to understand what he is going through.

I have recently started alienating people in my life. All my friends I no longer like and have no desire to hang out with. I have mostly shut my boyfriend out. We are getting along and stuff I just don't want to be around anyone. I feel like I live with this disease by myself and it makes me not want to be around anyone who isn't in my same mind set. I tend to not like people and don't have a need to impress people at all. Does anyone else do this? I'm not depressed.

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