How Often Do You Experience Psychotic Symptoms?

bpcyclist · Jun 22, 2020 at 11:52 PM

So, as many folks know, I have bp 1, but, I spend much, maybe most, of my time these days dealing with psychotic symptoms. I was just wondering how frequently people here think they have to deal with these issues? Once a month? A week? Every day?

I had it almost very day for about 8 months, then, had a nice 3-4 weeks with really none and now, it is kind of back again a bit every dayish, I would say. Sometimes, just a bit of paranoia. Sometimes, voices or other auditory stuff. Sometimes visual or derealization or other things.

Anyhow, just wondering where I fit in the scheme of things. Thanks, guys!!

childofchaos831 · Jun 22, 2020 at 11:57 PM

With our meds, we hear things every day, but not voices, just like

Possible trigger:

growls or hisses at the moment

. The medicine keeps the voices and the visuals away usually. We will start to see things toward the end of our shot's duration, though.

So we guess we kind of are every day...

newtus · Jun 23, 2020 at 12:13 AM

Everyday, but with medicine it’s to a minimum. With not the right medicine or not enough medicine, it’s full on voices and delusions everyday. And anxiety. It’s unbearable.

Sometimes psychotic · Jun 23, 2020 at 07:41 AM

Honestly I rarely experience it any more because my meds are perfect and the whole thing was caught early. I had one month of living in a nightmare ....constant voices...would not stop period, plus a few visuals, olfactory and tactile hallucinations. Sleeping 2 hrs a night because I’d finally blackout even with the voices constantly jabbering. Plenty of delusions back then too. It may be gone now, but it’s impossible to forget. I used to come here because I wanted to help, and share my solutions. Now I have friends here.

SlumberKitty · Jun 23, 2020 at 10:20 AM

I'd say between a few times a week to several times a week but they don't last as long now. I had a hallucination in the shower today. Tactile. But I haven't heard voices since Saturday.

WastingAsparagus · Jun 23, 2020 at 01:32 PM

My meds are good right now, but I experience psychotic symptoms only occasionally, and when I do have them, they are not debilitating (thank you meds!)

I don't want to share which psychotic symptoms I have because they are kind of triggering for me to talk about.

HALLIEBETH87 · Jun 23, 2020 at 05:57 PM

Is feeling that bugs crawling a symptom?

childofchaos831 · Jun 24, 2020 at 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by HALLIEBETH87

Is feeling that bugs crawling a symptom?

Yes, it can be. It's a tactile hallucination.

Maybe talk to your doc if it's something that worries you...

Nammu · Jun 24, 2020 at 03:47 AM

Not at all anymore. I blame a lot of so called medicine for those side effects. Ironically the Pdocs reaction was to add more meds.

HALLIEBETH87 · Jun 24, 2020 at 01:23 PM

No way bc i don’t want more meds. I’m fine otherwise

ShaneG · Jul 10, 2020 at 06:02 PM

Every day 24/7 some days are easier than others.

aylamay · Jul 10, 2020 at 10:41 PM

I get suspicious a lot. Based in reality I think because I notice every tiny little detail-I think they call it hyper vigilance. not sure. But things jump out at me, especially when I am anxious or stresses or due for more Thorazine.

I get tactile and visual stuff, usually about bugs and ants. Sometimes a take a PRN Thorazine or check out what is going on and do anxiety reducing exercises and mindfulness stuff and get away from stressors and that helps. I also get alot of shadow beans ( I think they are called that?) I always called them shadow people. This is my first time ever talking about it.

I hope you all can relate.

In the last month I have been doing a lot better, not so much with the visual or tactile. Still suspicious though. And paranoid about hackers (I did have a real one).

Deepershun · Jul 12, 2020 at 10:59 AM

I always feel like I stand out and that people are saying and/or making indications about me. It's tedious to live this way. I miss how I used to be before. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't ideal -- I still had a lot to deal with mentally. But I've gotten progressively worse. I wish I knew what to do to recover.

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SlumberKitty Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jul 2018 Location: CA Posts: 27,329 (SuperPoster!) 5 117.7k hugs given	Jun 23, 2020 at 10:20 AM #5 I'd say between a few times a week to several times a week but they don't last as long now. I had a hallucination in the shower today. Tactile. But I haven't heard voices since Saturday. __________________ Dum Spiro Spero IC XC NIKA
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HALLIEBETH87 Legendary Member Since Oct 2004 Location: usa Posts: 11,196 19 2,740 hugs given	Jun 23, 2020 at 05:57 PM #7 Is feeling that bugs crawling a symptom? __________________ Bipolar 1 w/psychotic features or schizoaffective bipolar type PTSD generalized anxiety OCD celexa, prazosin, Lybalvi and prn zyprexa and klonopin
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Nammu Crone Member Since May 2010 Location: Some where between my inner mind and the solar system. Posts: 71,285 (SuperPoster!) 13 53.6k hugs given	Jun 24, 2020 at 03:47 AM #9 Not at all anymore. I blame a lot of so called medicine for those side effects. Ironically the Pdocs reaction was to add more meds. __________________ *Nammu* …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann
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HALLIEBETH87 Legendary Member Since Oct 2004 Location: usa Posts: 11,196 19 2,740 hugs given	Jun 24, 2020 at 01:23 PM #10 No way bc i don’t want more meds. I’m fine otherwise __________________ Bipolar 1 w/psychotic features or schizoaffective bipolar type PTSD generalized anxiety OCD celexa, prazosin, Lybalvi and prn zyprexa and klonopin
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ShaneG Account Suspended Member Since Jul 2020 Location: Unknown Posts: 707 3 371 hugs given	Jul 10, 2020 at 06:02 PM #11 Every day 24/7 some days are easier than others.
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Deepershun Junior Member Member Since Jul 2020 Location: United States Posts: 10 3 1 hugs given	Jul 12, 2020 at 10:59 AM #13 I always feel like I stand out and that people are saying and/or making indications about me. It's tedious to live this way. I miss how I used to be before. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't ideal -- I still had a lot to deal with mentally. But I've gotten progressively worse. I wish I knew what to do to recover.
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