I had my first psychotic episodee at 26, second at 27, third at 30, fourth at 32. I’ve been stable now a year and a half. How about you?
Had a psychotic break at 31, then the start of another one at 32. Risperidone nipped it in the bud the second time.
I’m now 35 but feel like I’m going to lose it again whenever I feel stressed.
I hope I never have one again. Are you male or female?
Me too. But I think the negative symptoms and the change in personality since my first one has been just as bad.
I’m female.
I’m female as well. Yeah I feel a lack of drive since having psychosis.
Yep. It’s terrible. I was always so driven too. It never occurred to me that I would ever be any different.
Yeah I used to be highly functioning now I find it hard to motivate myself to have a shower and wash my clothes. Do you have the same thing? DO you think it’ll get better?
I was just about continually psychotic or paranoid, my entire life, although even professionals couldn’t always tell. I came across as normal most of the time. I was continually miserable with paranoia up until the last two years when my paranoia disappeared. It’s much better now.
Do you have negative symptoms?
Yeah, I force myself to take a shower every other day because I work, but it is always a struggle. I never had a problem showering before my psychotic break.
I don’t know if it will get better. It sure doesn’t feel like it though. I’m even starting to forget what it felt like to feel any differently.
I hope I’m wrong though. I guess there’s always hope.
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I was psychotic so often it was hard to keep up with But most of the time I was able to keep myself out of the hospital.
I was hospitalized at 38, 39 twice and 41 once. My wife says I forgot about 3 additional trips but I have no recollection of them. I generally get an episode now every November but I don’t know what it is about November. Just seems to be the case.
I haven’t been inpatient though since 2012 knock on wood. I have learned to manage myself pretty well although I still do get suicidal 2 or 3 times a year I just grunt it out. Lunesta saved my life. I can depend on that drug for good sleep which is key to recovery. I used to go up to 5 days at a time without sleeping. Those were rough times.
My first psychotic break was at 18, second at 21-22, third at 23. My most severe delusions were constant for several years, though. I’m 25 now and mostly stable.
yeah i hope it gets better but feel completely hopless
I think my first was about 25, then 26, then 27
How old are you now?
are you female?
I am 27 and female. I’m guessing u are female?
Yeah Ii am a 34 year old female. How are you feeling now?
I hav no positive symptoms, but I get some of negative ones like anxiousness. I sometimes wish I didn’t hav to take meds even tho I kno I shud. How r u feeling?
I have no positive symptoms of psychosis. I’m coming off meds. Should be off them at the end of January. Have got negative symtoms. FInd it hard to motivate myself to do anything. Even shower and wash my clothes.