Getting over my primary delusion was a long struggle do to the reinforcing nature of the hallucination. For long time there in my mind they were all reading my mind continuously. Now that I’m over that my sense of reality is changing and my voices behavior has changed. I woke up today hearing voices knowing the only way to get rid of them was to get out of bed and get active. I heard them up until I started typing this message. They used to persist throughout my day unless I was surrounded by people now they only bother me when my mind idles. I guess it’s kind of motivating me to keep busy. I hope like hell though that something will make them go away for good. Starting a gluten free diet this week, probably get prescription niacin and keep to my typical regiment. Anyone have any other dietary advice or have a guess at how long it takes them to go away?
I never really did respond that much to Niacin, although I keep hearing about it’s life-changing effects. However, B12 was the changer for me, so maybe you can try that as well. Here’s my current regimen:
- Fish Oil(with Omega 3, 6, & 9)(brain food)
- Cysteine(evens dopamine in parts of the brain)
- B12, and something B Complex(stable energy)
- Lecithin(nervious system support)
- Lithium Orotate(anti-anxiety, mood stabilizer)
- others, Taurine, Magnesium, Multivitamin, Vitamin C…these help me but might not help you
I was also on a gluten-free diet. This helped more more than anything. Apparently gluten/grain intolerance runs in my family, but I’ve noticed it documented in relation to a lot of other sz. I could say that the moment I stopped eating bread-products and corn was the moment I started gaining sanity. Good luck with that.
I would also highly highly recomment looking into a list called “Robbies basket”. I’m finding the link now.
Thanks for the feedback man
Great insight. Its interesting - I’ve read that stress hormones are at their highest level early in the morning - so I wonder if this issue of voices in the morning is common, since stress is a common trigger for voices.
Also - in my own life - I find that when I wake up in the morning I’m sometimes most stressed lying in bed - but as soon as I get up and start doing things, my stress level goes down a lot.
I wonder if this is common for others?
I too am most stressed when waking up, mainly because if given the choice, I would not go to work. But I have to go…keep pushing myself. I’ll usually get up, screw around for about 15 minutes as I slough off the grogginess, then it’s into the bathroom, and I’m good to go after that. I’m just glad I don’t have to struggle with voices anymore.
Np. Good luck!
Regarding the voices… It takes different things for different people to stop them. And after reading on the subject it seems it would take some people more medication and some people less medication and time is another factor as well. Since they are caused by uneven dopamine levels in the brain which can be caused by anything pretty much. So yeah in theory they can go away but it’s highly dependent on what’s actually going on in your brain. Like how outa whack is your dopamine levels? And are they naturLly outa whack or is the medication causing them to be screwed up, etc. Personally I’m giving myself 2 years, if they don’t go away by then then I’m going to have to seriously reevaluate my life… Nd btw smoking increases dopamine levels and I think caffeine might too… But are yours too high of too low? It’s really complicated but there is plenty of articles on the internet.
Yeah it’s been about 2 years for me. The nature of the voices has hanged slowly overtime I seem to be getting. Now they are just sounds until I address then they’ll typically play off my thoughts. I still get a little delusional thinking about them it’s such a mystery.
Check out my edit I went a little further on the topic. But yeah that’s like where I’m at now… So it looks like we’re both on the right track. Only I’m not taking any medicine and you’re on 8mg dispersal if I can recall right? So yeah like I said this diseSe is really complex that’s prolly why doctors have a hard time figuring it out. But do your best to understNd how your own brain works because there is no blanket advice for this.
And that’s how you can tell that this whole thing is a disease. You can control your voices indirectly, just like me right? They’re like dependent on your mood Nd the atmosphere… So you know it’s totL bs. But yeah just get to know your own brain and then you can give the doctor better insight onto how to fix you… It’s prolly a puzzle to him too.
Yeah I’m sorting out what I can do. It’s more dependent on how I’m thinking and what I’m thinking about not so much what I’m in taking as far as smoking and drinking caffeine. I never miss a dose though the meds are a major factor in providing me with mental confidence and stability.
But yeah I don’t have voices in the morning… My worst time of day is 4 -6. Pm. When I wAke up in the morning I feel greAt. Are you sure you should even be taking medicine? Like you really have to know your own illness and your own triggers and how it all works. But yeah if you treat it right you might mKe a full recovery.
Hmm ok… But I pretty much disagree with you, because stimulants like nicotine and caffeine can cause you to have anxious or aggravated thoughts. Etc, and I believe exercise will help too. But yeah if you don’t believe that then don’t listen to me… We’re all way too different. I believe that what we put into our bodies controls the way we think actuAlly.
The meds never really had an effect on my symptoms. I still take them though as it was the only means of combatting more recently i started to make changes in my diet. But what has become the greatest tool is figuring out my psychology and working to have a less paranoid and obsessive mind. I’m really back to the point now where I think I could hold a job and it will probably be fundamental in me continuing to get better. I think time heals all wounds once you get on the right track.
That’s really good then. I honestly can’t hold a job right now.
For a long time people have written that their symptoms flair up at night… for me… that’s when I’m usually the most relaxed… the day is done and it all went well…
the next morning is a whole day of new challenges facing me… and that does trigger my stress… which triggers my voices… which triggers my stress more… round and round.
I learned a long time ago… I have to get up and get moving a bit or I will end up sort of stuck in my head. If I’m still for too long… my head circus likes to amp up.