I was for first brought to the psychiatrist because my aunty thinks there is something wrong with me like rocking my body back and fourth and I sing outside her shop,when I was still working for her
She asked me if I wanted to visit a psychiatris and I told her yes,out of boredom.I didn’t have trouble with mood,aggressive behavior before taking any kind of psychiatric meds
When we enter the psychiatrist office,I remember my aunty sort of “annoyed” him by asking her question very quickly and than I talked to the psychiatrist for a while alone and he diagnosed me with schizophrenia
Sometimes i think if the doctor had made the correct diagnosis because I never had voices and I had strange thinking only after I take psy meds and stop them.
I wrote this is to share to you guys how I was diagnosed,should I get a re-evaluation and give myself a new chance to see if I am really sz.Anyway,I have been on meds far too many years,it might be a little late to get on without meds…
How are you diagnosed?Sometimes still ain’t satisfied with your diagnosis,or are you a real SZ with voices and delusion?
I told my friend about how I was diagnosed that I never had voices or delusion and he said its ■■■■■■■■ that I was given psychiatric medication the first day I visit the doc and was diagnos
Personally,I feel it isn’t right to use medication to prevent Psychosis.Dont you think it’s possible that people who might not have schizophrenia in the future is risk having schizophrenia because they use antipaychotic?
Also,4 years ago,one of my distant cousin was said to have high risk of schizophrenia/psychosis.He went for the hospital to visit for a few months for therapy but stopped going after a few months,now he is not diagnosed and I believe he doesn’t have mental illness problem,is using antipaychotic to prevent people at risk of psychosis a good decision?
Just for people who haven’t take them,need to better inform them.I wasn’t even told of the sexual dysfunction I can get from invega and the doctor told my aunty to keep the diagnosis from me,why the hide?
I googled the meds I am taking and found out it was for SZ
I can understand wanting to get reevaluated. It might not hurt to talk to someone and get some more information about your health.
I had a doc when I was young who did NOT want to say Schizophrenia. He diagnosed me as almost everything but Sz… until I completely crumbled and the police and crisis team took me to hospital.
Even then… there was a lot of extra complications to sort through before I was told a diagnosis.
I didn’t accept it when I was 17. But now that I’m older… I see… Yeah… I’m a person with SZ
I got my dx when I was in hospital. I was locked up for 6 months. I had AP’s for 6 months and my pdoc wanted me to go off them but I got psychotic again. I still hear voices and get mild delusions. I’m on meds.
gtx u should fully coordinate with psychiatrist.u should express all ur experience .be wide open with him.u should be sure of choosing correct psychiatrist.because
ur encounter with pcoc should go hand on hand.
in my case i too was confused with my dx now i am visiting physiotherapist regularly
i am doubtfull of having sz .but i dont hear voice .i do a lot of day dreaming ?
i get lost most of the time… i dont know its delusion .but not taking med made my physical health vulnerable … this month i am visiting renowned psychiatrist of ur town …its our fate no one can alter it… med 4 life …
u can get over it gtx u are a brave man… take care…
I was diagnosed when I was in hospital for the second time. I had had a mental breakdown gradually over my high school years and after I left school I cracked. Went to hospital twice in the next three months after that, and received my diagnosis of sz. I was 18 going on 19. That was in 2003.
