[IzzyMarie]

Does anyone have, or had, MDD w/ Psychotic Features? I have been taking medication, but it's no longer working. For the past few days I've been dealing with a loss of touch with reality. Delusions, hallucinations and voices. Seems like it all gets worse the longer I'm depressed. I'm going to see my psychiatrist soon so I can get new meds. I guess what I'm trying to get at is if this is something you live with for the rest of your life and have to take meds for or does it ever go away? I see so much contradictory information about it online.

[Tauren]

According to Psychotic Depression | Psych Central:

Treatment is very effective for psychotic depression and people are able to recover, usually within a year, but continual medical follow-up may be necessary. Generally, the depressive symptoms have a much higher rate of recurrence than the psychotic symptoms. It is important, however, that a person experiencing these symptoms be properly diagnosed because treatment is different than for other major depressive illnesses and risk of suicide is greater.

[Fizzyo]

Hang on in there, it's good that you're getting help. We never know what the future will bring, it may even be better than you expect. Be kind to yourself, YOU really do deserve it.

[IzzyMarie]

@Tauren

Thanks for the reply. I've read a lot of different things about MDD with Psychotic Features and it all seems to be different. I experience psychotic features with it more and more as time progresses. I was just starting medication, but took myself off it because of some serious side effects. I guess I'll just have to try to keep calm until I see my psychiatrist again and get something new.

@Fizzyo
Thanks for the encouraging words. I appreciate it.

[francisR]

hi IzzyMarie

I am sorry you are having difficulty with hallucinations and voices. Hopefully new meds from the psychiatrist will be helpful.

People that hear voices have overcome this problem by a adopting the method used by professor Marius Romme. This involves things like challenging the voices dialoguing with them finding out what meaning they have for your life and negotiating with them. for example, for a time for you to hear them during the day and at no other time. You can buy his book on Amazon called living with voices the account of how 50 people overcame this problem. Then there is the hearing voices network in the US which you can Google that gives help and support to people with this problem. There are groups where people meet to swap information on how to manage voices. Adopting this method eventually leads to nasty voices either disappearing completely or becoming pleasant and helpful at which point a therapist can deal with the underlying trauma that cause the voices in the first place. I hope and pray this problem will improve for you in the future. Have a really great day. God bless and best wishes from your friend Francis