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[Countrymusicgirl]

So, I've been struggling depression and anxiety for 2.5 years now.

I have recntly seen a psychiatrist in regards to picking the right medication. After telling them the side effects on each different one and the one they normally prescribe to people and getting them worried, they have come up with solution that I be psychotic. Not only that I have PTSD social anxiety and major depression.

I don't have to go back to see the psychiatrist again, I just need to get scans done to rule out any underlying problems, so I go to my doctor he wants me to try getting my dose increased- day one and I'm feeling the effects already. I find everything just really overwhelming right now

[Cornstarch]

That is extremely unusual that someone who is experiencing psychotic symptoms is left in the care of a GP. I didn't think that a GP would take that sort of a risk with a patient and their own career. I assumed practice guidelines would over rule.

Once you have direct experience with psychotic symptoms versus someone that is enraged you cannot mix the two. Psychotic symptoms are so organically severe that they cannot be missed. The energy and eyes of the person are just different, it's not the same as unleashed anger. You have to experience it to know.

I would ask a family member or loved one to take me back to an expert in medication; which is a psychiatrist.

To be on this forum today you are obviously lucid. I wouldn't be taking any risks with psychosis and I would demand to see a specialist this weekend and present at a hospital. I'd tell a loved right now. They very well may scrutinise the GP.

Take care

[geoff]

hello, it is so upsetting being diagnosed with a condition that is totally foreign to you, so firstly is the new medication having a positive effect or a negative affect on you, but what worries me is that you're been told that you don't need to see your psychiatrist again, but if they believe that you are suffering from psychosis, then this is an illness that needs regular assistance with, especially if you also have depression PTSD and anxiety.
I would ask your doctor to refer you to someone else. Geoff. x

[Countrymusicgirl]

Hi Geoff,

The new medication has given has always had a negative effect on me- it's just given me bad crying spells and extremely bad nausea. But they had up the dosage to see if I'm reacting bad to these ones.

Unlike the previous one I started to see and hear things. So that's why the psychiatrist is worried that I could be psychotic but I don't have to go back to them-

In regards to the PTSD etc. History of past assault had caused that. But I'm not worried about the PTSD as much I'm more worried about being psychotic and now left pretty much by myself until I have another hallucination

[romantic_thi3f]

Hi Countrymusicgirl,

Just want to try and understand; you were on medications and then you started to see and hear things, and then you went off them? and now on something else because you are seeing and hearing things again? Am I getting that right?

I imagine that it must be distressing being by yourself; what happens when you have an hallucination? What do you see and hear? Is there anything that can help you feel calm?

I've heard of people having sensory boxes that can help; in it they put things that sooth them whether it's nice smelling things, something to eat/drink, music/podcasts, photos etc - Maybe something like this might be helpful in giving you things to help you feel a bit calmer.

Who else do you have in your support team; friends, family? Are these people that you could talk to to help you feel less alone?