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Originally Posted by Tsunamisurfer
LOL. Fair questions.
The pdoc thought he was playing it safe to treat for depression (what he saw in his consulting room) before using mood stabilisers and taking my self report of symptoms and history into account. He was away for 3 weeks, and I think Prozac had a lasting impact on me.
He diagnosed me Bipolar on return from leave.
I then saw my therapist for another 3 months before he threw in the towel. I couldn't sit still through the sessions, my concentration was nil, and I was startling at every tiny sound. He just couldn't take me anymore. LOL
What meds are you on? With Schizoaffective, presumably an antipsychotic and stabiliser of sorts?
I'm not saying this is the right course of action for everyone, but I got my pdoc to agree to wean me off my antipsychotic because I was feeling so sick on it. Ever had shellfish poisoning? I was feeling something like that.
I have a feeling I will be looking for an alternative soon.
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Shellfish poisoning LOL cant say I have ever had food poisoning, but it sounds horrible, think I would refuse to take it too :P You just on mood stabilizers now then?
Actually surprisingly I am not on any mood stabilizer, however some of the newer atypical anti-psychotics are good for managing the manics too, and it seems to do the job. I emphasize seems to be.
However, every month or so I get it into my head that I made my illness up or that It was just the stress the other times I was ill, so I decide to come off my medication. Never good. I think its because I cant remember clearly how I was last time I was ill, especially if manic, that I just make out to myself I am fine.
Honestly, I seem to get really delusional about it, in a way. 'I was never ill, I made it up in my head'...... then I come off meds and get ill again.
Does anyone else do this? I know it sounds crazy but it really messes me up.