talk to ur doc as soon as possible…!!!
That’s one of my issues… I don’t have a psychiatrist. I’ve tried 3 where I live and non could help me…
Where R u from…??
When I first started my little journey, I went to my regular Dr 1st. From there I got a referral to a therapist, then a pdoc. In the meantime the dr got me started on an antidepressant til I saw the pdoc. A referral from another dr or therapist will send you in the right direction and maybe get you in the door for an appt quicker.
I’m reading the book surviving schizophrenia and the chapter on diagnosises really confused me. There are so many psychotic disorders
Delusional disorder, schizoaffective, bi polar, schizotypal personality disorder
The importance is not getting the diagnosis right, but treating the symptoms with an anti psychotic 
I’ve been on all kinds of antidepressants and antipsychotic medications. Either they don’t work, or they make me feel like a zombie that can’t function. I haven’t had any luck with the psychiatrists in my area either…
what sort of things are going wrong with the psychiatrists you visit?
You can always tell the pdoc that you are already suffering from severe psychosis currently. That got me around the initial therepist appointments and right to a pdoc when i was going thru a psychotic break and seeing the doc for the first time.
One of them didn’t believe that I was hearing voices in my head. He put me in a mental hospital, and only changed my anxiety meds. Which made my anxiety worse because the pills he put me on didn’t work at all. The next one didn’t listen to when I would tell him that the meds weren’t working. He would keep saying “give it more time” week after week after week!! And he had me on 7 different medications! I felt like that was too much. And the last Doctor told me he wasn’t going to be able to help me at all… It’s affecting my whole life. I can’t work, I can’t go to college. I need to get this under control so I can continue on with my life!!
What you need is a clinical psychologist to pick your brain before going to a psychiatrist
I’m sorry to hear about what you’re going through. Isn’t there any other doctor to which you can go to? Write your symptoms down so you don’t forget anything and if you eventually go to another psychiatrist take a family member with you who can testify what you’re going through and what you say, at least you won’t be the only one pressuring the doc. Hope you find a way out.
We’re not doctors here, and can’t diagnose you. You really have to go back to your doctor.
I’m not asking for y’all to diagnose me. I’m not stupid. If you actually read my original post, it says down at the bottom that I’m asking for advice
Hi and welcome to the forum @macy15.
I’m sorry you have had a rough time trying to find a psychiatrist who will listen.
My advice would be to persist with trying different doctors until you find one who will listen. Or like Mortimermouse said try a clinical psychologist first.
I hope things start looking up for you soon.
Welcome. You need to go to the pdoc again. Take someone you trust with you for support. It can be hard to talk about these things.
It takes a lot of time. A LOT of time to “come back” after psychosis. If you ever will be the same as before. I’ve had to adjust to my new self. I miss my old me. But I have realized it will never go back to “normal” again.
If you see a clinical psychologist, or even just a GP, get them to write out all of your concerns in a letter to a psychiatrist. They might be more willing to listen to you if you go with extra support from other professionals.
Thank y’all for the advice!!
I think what we are all trying to say is that the only help you can get is from meds or therapy. We all care and know what you are going through. My suggestion is to make a list or have your family help you make a list of all your symptoms and meds you have tried and how long you were on each and the side effects of the meds you experienced. Then if you can have someone from your family go with you to a doctor either a reg family doctor, psychologist, or pyschiatrist. Have your family member explain it all to the doc. Sometimes they listten better from a family member than you because the symptoms of this can cause us not to be clear about what we are trying to say.
I had to have my mom go with me the first time. I tried on my own with a therapist and the lady was so freaking scared by what I was telling her she left the room. But I was having a really bad pyschotic break at the time and some if the ■■■■ I saw was horrible so ya know.
@mjgh06 thanks(: I agree and know that that’s what I should do… I’m honestly scared to tell the absolute truth to the doctors. Because the last time I did, they sent me to the mental hospital here in town. I’ve only been admitted twice to two different hospitals… But for me, it makes everything worse. My anxiety goes out the roof. Which makes me even more paranoid. And the man in my head just feeds off that. If that makes sense at all…