Am I having A Psychotic Episode?

Ok. I just cold turkey quit my job this weekekend and wont talk to anyone about it. my boss is my aunt.
my boyfriend doesnt want me to move in with him unless i am normal.
i have chest pains and hard hard headaches.
days i stay up for four days
or sleep for ten
i can't shut up once i start talking
i am so creative with ideas
my mind is just racing
i take 30 adderrall xr on occassion
and lately 1mg of ativan 6 or so times a day. like 2 here, two in another hour then two more

i finially ate something today. i am always dehydrated.

should i be committed....ive always dealt with mental illnes.....now i think maybe i need some help......but all they can do is give me the right medication.....

i need help
how do i tamper off ativan......

Sounds more like bipolar? I'd wander to your doctor's. Psychotic is hallucinations, loss of contact with reality. But you have to see a doctor but I don't think you need committing or anything. Reassure your boyfriend and see if he'll help get you to your doctor's?

Yeah, I thought of bipolar as well, but I am not a doctor so I could be wrong. best option would be to see a cousnelor or doctor.

I'm sorry about the job. What happened?

Could be adult ADHD maybe Bipolar, but do check your symptoms and see a doctor. Good luck!

What you described does sound like Bipolar Disorder, but it depends. It also could be Schizoaffective Disorder. This might be best described as a mood disorder within a long period of schizophrenia. The predominant illness here is schizophrenia, with episodes of depression, mania, or a mix occuring periodically. You didn't describe any psychotic symptoms (delusions, hallucinations, etc.) but if you have them it could be Bipolar Disorder wih Psychosis, where Bipolar is the prominent disease, and when symptoms are severe there can be psychotic symptoms along with it.

Also, it is important to distinguish whether your symptoms are the result of drug abuse, medication, or a general medical condition, in which case neither Bipolar or Schizoaffective Disorder would apply. You mentioned taking 1 milligram of ativan every 2 hours or so. That's a lot of ativan, which can make you extremely irritable or make it difficult to function. That in combination with aderall, which is an amphetamine/stimulant (opposite of ativan) could be causing havoc in your system. Have you tried a mood stabilizer such as Depakote or Lithium?

Sounds like BP to me. Psychosis would be something like hearing voices, seeing things that aren't there, or having intense beliefs that are not based on reality (delusions).

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What you described does sound like Bipolar Disorder, but it depends. It also could be Schizoaffective Disorder. This might be best described as a mood disorder within a long period of schizophrenia. The predominant illness here is schizophrenia, with episodes of depression, mania, or a mix occuring periodically. You didn't describe any psychotic symptoms (delusions, hallucinations, etc.) but if you have them it could be Bipolar Disorder wih Psychosis, where Bipolar is the prominent disease, and when symptoms are severe there can be psychotic symptoms along with it.

Also, it is important to distinguish whether your symptoms are the result of drug abuse, medication, or a general medical condition, in which case neither Bipolar or Schizoaffective Disorder would apply. You mentioned taking 1 milligram of ativan every 2 hours or so. That's a lot of ativan, which can make you extremely irritable or make it difficult to function. That in combination with aderall, which is an amphetamine/stimulant (opposite of ativan) could be causing havoc in your system. Have you tried a mood stabilizer such as Depakote or Lithium?

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I have schizoaffective disorder and it isn't schizophrenia... it's basically an affective disorder, (depression/bipolar disorder) with psychosis when symptoms of the affective disorder are not present. It's different from depression/bipolar with psychotic features because the psychosis then is a result of the mood. I just thought I would correct this quickly because it is a common misconception.