So I’m on Aripipazole 12mg and 6mg. Basically eblify.
Zotepine 25mg not used in many countries.
Haloperidol decanoate 150mg per four weeks.
Also a shed load of sleeping pills as I’ve had insomnia since I was a kid.
I used to here whispering all the time and could never catch it or accurately pin point it. I no longer hear whispers and feel good.
I have severe paranoia. I’ve had episodes of psychosis often but not as of late. Basically a loon.
I hate this sickness so much.
It would be good to chat to some of you guys as I’m the only one I know who has this sickness. I think it’s only my wife and pdoc who knows how poorly I am.
Any good advice to avoid the paranoia? This stresses me the most.
Thank you in advance and have a lovely peaceful day.
Well I had a mental breakdown about 12 years ago with depression and insomnia with suicidal intentions and I’ve been off work since then. But only four years ago did I have a proper psychotic episode and told my dr. From then on I’ve been worried about psychosis every day. I feel everyone is plotting against me and talking about me. Maybe they are maybe it’s the unbalanced mind. Anyway one Drs appointment maybe three years ago I was feel bad and I got a haloperidol injection and it felt like the curtains had opened and it was a clear day. All my worries and heaviness had been lifted. But being away from work and withdrawn from society I started to feel very lonely. Then from the loneliness came the paranoia and further to that I started to hear whispers. I never did understand the whispers as they we never clear. My dr put me on a life. This helped but I’d get very paranoid.
I guess I’m in a unique situation on this forum as I’m a Brit who lives in japan. So I stand out from the crowd and people do point and talk. That’s not paranoia but actual fact. I don’t fit in anywhere but I try my best for my wife and two daughters. Anyway it’s all a big mess. I’m very grateful for all the blessing I have but do find day to day very difficult. Sorry for the long rant but it’s saves time by not dripping facts little by little.
I feel good today as I saw my dr. Two days ago and got my meds.
Thank you all for your reply’s. It’s really good for me to hear that I’m not alone in all of this.
The paranoia is horrid and the worse it gets the higher the chances are that it turns into psychosis.
I guess me being in a house full of women and it never being chilled out my paranoia is always at a peak. Although I know it’s not their fault. They all do try and take me into consideration,
Is their anything anyone can advice to reduce paranoia. I already listen to noise cancelling head phones and I never answer the door or phone. These action just make life a little bit easier for me.
Yes. We All Are Forced To Play Our Part In The Science Of Paranoia.
It Helps Sometimes To Seek Out For Solutions That Can Be Found Online From, Say, The Medical Community. Free Online Coping Skills.
Simply Search On Google, ‘Coping Skills For ______’.
And Feel Free To Search As Deeply As It Takes To Discover Something That May Help.
Another Thing That Can Help Is To Lean On What Inspires You. For Me Personally It Is Music. YouTube And Song’s From My Favorite Artist’s. I Sing Along To Song’s I Admire. And Even Write Song’s Of My Own And Upload On My Own YouTube Account.
I Once Said, Paranoia Is Commonsense. And Truth Is, It Can Be. But!, That Can Lead Down A Dark And Dangerous Pathe. So Examine Yes. But!, Like I Told Billie Eilish Once On Her Facebook Page, ‘Know When To Call It A Night’.
I’ve had this illness for 27 years And I’ve had exactly the same kind of paranoia the first 20 years of my illness. Find your main antipsychotics and if needed an add on antipsychotic. Poly pharmacy is not popular but lots here take multiply meds.
