Because my pdoc referred me for assessment and mentioned mixed personality
I guess one doesn’t exclude the other but autism is diagnosed during childhood right?
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I think Autism can lead to psychosis
They diagnosed me with ASD in May
It was a bit pointless as there is no treatment
The only useful thing is now my mother knows strategies to help me express myself and she translates appointments for me afterwards, as my understanding of things is not aligned to other people
She also corrects my use of words with other people as I tend to use extreme terminology when I speak
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When I was at school they only diagnosed people who had serious and pronounced symptoms
It’s only the last 5 years in the UK that awareness has caught up
My pdoc says it’s regrettable that treatments are not yet commissioned
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It’s worse for women cos symptoms can easily go unoticed
Why do you think you have autism as your primary diagnosis?
Obviously you have a mood disorder or antidepressants wouldn’t have made you go bananas!
I’m almost positive that your previous doctors were correct to have diagnosed you with bipolar disorder @anon80629714.
Antidepressants are like pouring gasoline over a fire to most people diagnosed with some form of bipolar disorder.
This is also true for some people diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder bipolar type.
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One of my first psychiatrists diagnosed me with bipolar disorder after I became manic and psychotic from taking an antidepressant.
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Even though I wasn’t that high ? I think I went straight psychotic on the second day starting them … I tried to play cupid and got very delusional grandiose type … thought I was reincarnated and had empathetic powers and tried to chase this guy on ward … I’m so embarrassed
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I thought it was serotonin syndrome
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Come to think of it that sounds high
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Yes it does. 1555
See what the doctors tell you.
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I didn’t believe he’s really died until yesterday and I not manic possibly hypo with psychosis because I kept overthinking maybe racing thoughts … I’ll find out next week
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And I sent a bunch of messages thinking he’s about to marry me
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They’re 2 different diseases but some sz negative symptoms can be similar to autism like asociality, alogia, etc Its possible to have psychosis and autism at the same time.
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Yes I think it might be bipolar and psychosis with autism as I have family history
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I have autism and psychosis.
My therapist says she has quite a few clients with Aspergers who have suffered psychotic breaks.
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