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Old Feb 09, 2010, 09:21 PM
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Welcome to PC Jalita. I wasn't clear from your post whether or not you are being treated for bipolar disorder. Psychotic features are like hallucinations or delusions and can come from bipolar disorder, but unlike schizo-affective disorder or schizophrenia they aren't ongoing. Essentially the psychotic features part of the diagnosis defines how you were at that particular visit rather than how you are all the time. The distinction comes with the Bipolar diagnosis (is it cyclothymia vs. Bipolar II vs. Bipolar I) though that doesn't even make much difference as the treatment is essentially the same. You're right about the fact that if the hallucinations were a side effect of the medication it wouldn't necessarily fit that you had psychotic features from bipolar disorder. Either way, I wouldn't get caught up in it. If you have bipolar disorder, that's the important thing to know and go from there. Hope my explanation kinda makes sense! Take care and again, Welcome!!!