Just recently diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder!!!

I think they were referring to the poster above them

I was diagnosed as bipolar until I had another break free from a bipolar episode. I was having hallucinations (a godlike voice telling me to kill my husband and myself and the exact way to do it), thought I had supernatural powers, etc. That's when my pdoc ( who actually listened unlike my original one) changed my diagnosis. He put me on two antipsychotics. Luckily, I'm back down to one, but he said to know he can always add the other back if I have another break. Like a safety net. As long as I stay on my meds and see my therapist and pdoc regularly, being completely honest with them, it's not so bad that I can't do simple things like play with my daughter and do online college courses. I have anxiety and panic disorders, so being social is a problem, but I have my daughter and dogs, and my husband ( though he looks at me like I'm crazy half of the time). I was actually relieved to be Schizoaffective because I was scared I had full blown schizophrenia, and I know that's rough because I've seen my sister go through it. I also find it helpful to go to my one hour a week group session. I don't feel so alone.

1. Not aliens for me, but yes def paranoia
2. I even answer myself.
3. So/so...depends on what you think of as a lot, but yes they have become more frequent with age (for me), though I doubt that's the case for everyone.

I have had simple partial seizures myself. In fact they are doing a study on me in the EMU (Epilepsy Monitoring Unit) at Barrow Neurological Institute.

I ask myself that same thing.

I've had several EEG's done, the last in fact was in EMU at the renown Cleveland Clinic. I was all hooked up and ready to go, this is day one. The evening of my first of 7 day stay my ekg was abnormal and they threw me out? I over heard a nurse say to another nurse that "her insurance will not approve the 7 day study". You guessed it, I never made it to day two. I think they had to find a reason to toss me out and at the same time get as much as they could from insurance...ie, the heart issue. I will never take another EEG as long as I live, either they believe me or they don't. My heart with its real issues that show up on ekg/electrocardiogram will be the last medical physical issue that I will continue to test for.

I was devestated needless to say. I am still scarred by that event. Now when they ask how I am (the neuro doc that is) I lie and say fine. Someday, the tonic clonic will happen, I only pray that I am not behind the wheel.

Yes, I take anti-eliptics (trileptal and lamictal) but I learned that these meds also treat depression and psychotic mental issues.

They treat me like a hypochondriac (spelling sorry). I was treated like a hypochondriac when I complained of near fainting episodes, and hearing/feeling my heart pound...guess what?.....6 months later I had a ruptured aneurysm in my brain. I ended up having brain surgery.

It's the same thing again. I'm complaining of the palpitations, pain in my chest, swelling and difficulty catching my breath. What will it be this time?
Maybe my heart will stop. If I could only be that lucky.

I hope that doesn't happen to me. I would be scarred too.

I take Trileptal (Oxcarbazepine) too.

Just wanted to say "Congratulations" on your upcomming wedding. Disney, OMG that sounds fantastic, fairytale come true. Wishing you all the best.