psychosis and only 3 hrs sleep

I deal with Auditory and Visual hallucinations pretty much 24/7 .. I deal with a paranoid thoughts too .. Ick ! I know they are not real .. Until I start to think " are they real?" When I get to that questioning , or if my husband tells me xyz is happening . Then and only then will I take Haldol for 5 days and only 5 days as it increases my Fibro pain if I take any longer.

My Pdoc is perfectly happy with this plan. In my case he is like " why treat daily when pulsing Haldol as needed works "

Yes I prefer "old school" meds they have been around a looooong time so the side effects are well known as opposed to the new ones... Just my opinion of course

psychosis pretty much suck.. A lot !

Wellbutrin made me so agitated. I took it once and said no more of that. I don't think what u describe is psychosis. I've had problems with paranoia as well. For me it's a mix of trauma, environment, childhood (my mom attempted suicide like 5 times after my father died) and the illness being untreated for so long. My T and I discussed the paranoia thing just the other day as a matter of fact.

I start cognitive processing therapy for my PTSD next week. I need to badly this particular abuse/trauma just haunts me and won't let up. Part of that is also it's still happening to others bc this particular organization will not protect its members and refuses to do anything about it. I'm not gonna say what organization it is though...... I will not let them win or have anymore power over me.

this is why i prefer them if i take them.

im prescribed haldol and prolixin. both typical.

typical doesnt make gain weight as much.

What are the side effects of haldol?

Can certain medications make someone psychosis? Like I'd they are depressed and day the doctor have them a mood stabilizer. Can this happen?

tardive dyskinesia is one. involuntary muscle movements.

also weight gain can be one.

i mean...theres a lot and its diff for everyone.

depression can be one.

weight gain or weight loss is one top

leave me alone

stop stalking me across the whole site

have you noticed hands shaking by.any chance?

You betcha.
Never been more scared in my life.

The sad part is I was scared of what I was capable of in that state of mind.

Things I thought were the extreme of anything I would ever think of doing became mild compared to my actions and behaviors, and the new fantasies of evil were beyond my wildest imagination.

this is the greatest description of my thoughts.

thank you.

so it was like a side effect too huh that's strange

Yes, to my knowledge paranoia is considered a part of psychosis for some people and can present in bipolar disorder (according to my psychiatrist). Everyone's experience is different, but this is one of the first symptoms that I've tended to experience the few times I've had manic episodes. Then other more 'typical' experiences/symptoms follow. So my answer would be yes (or at least when it's part of a cluster of symptoms in the context of an episode) despite the fact that someone on here tried to diagnose me with paranoid schizophrenia when I brought this up previously. Water under the bridge...

yes you are correct

[quote=passionskyy;2949630]Wellbutrin made me so agitated. I took it once and said no more of that.

I was prescribed Wellbutrin some 12 years ago (before being diagnosed with BP). Couldn't stop talking and had hallucinations. My understanding is that, amongst the AD's it's the or one of the most activating. Doesn't mix well with bipolar disorder at all -my opinion anyway.