I know it's my decision, but

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…should I go into the hospital?

I posted yesterday about having severe symptoms (paranoia, commanding homicidal voices, and delusions). I believe the increase in symptoms has do be because my sister took off, leaving her ten year old boy at my mother’s house for a life with meth and riffraff. My mom thinks I should just relax and adapt to the new normal. My friend thinks I need to withdraw from the family to keep my proverbial cup from overflowing, and to vent out any pent up feelings to him, someone.

My psychiatrist increased my PRN anti-pyschotic so that I’ll be taking a double dose in the AM and nightime, and two single does at noon and 4:00. I’ve given this regimen two days to show some improvement, but there has been none. It was hard to keep composure while talking with my friend (my first social engagement other than my family in weeks).

Here’s the trouble:

  1. It’s Saturday, so there’s not a lot of circulation in the hospital. Meaning it would be more difficult to be admitted. And there’s no attending psychiatrist to make changed any.
  2. Sunday’s no better
  3. Monday I’m supposed to work–just like I SUPPOSED to last Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday and didn’t. Now it’s a requirement that I get a doctor’s note to go back to work, and I don’t know that he’ll write it since he knows I’m still struggling so much.

Bottom-line: I’m uncomfortable, there’s no clear answer, and I just feel like I’m “sick enough” to use to hospital resource I usually give myself.

Any advice you can shed would be welcome. :grinning:

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Going to work while unstable isn’t going to end well. You’ll need to take it easy until you find that stability, otherwise you could end up having a nervous breakdown.

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I know, I know. I know that’ll be the case. But the edgy “high functioning” adult it’s considering it not succeeding at trying my best.

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You have (or someone pressuring you has) an overestimated opinion of your capabilities that isn’t compatible with the reality of the situation.

Stress doesn’t make schizophrenia better, it makes the matter worse.

Please take the time to relax and try various medications with your psychiatrist’s help, for a combination that you’re most comfortable with.

Once you have stability, you can ease up the workload gradually, but don’t rush for a full workday unless the workload is especially easy.

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I hear what you’re saying, and I see it’s coming from a place of wisdom and compassion, so thank you. It’s just hard to hear right now that I may have to be gone from them even longer (I was in the hospital most of March and April).

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