Thinking about what you wrote. Its amusing but at the same time a bit over the top. Have a nice day.
I’m sorry to have to say most doctors in my experience are not good at diagnosing mental disorders, and psychotic disorders seem particularly difficult to delineate.
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Well this is a promed and propsychiatry forum.
Thanks just have to wait and see if my psychiatrist diagnoses me with anything else. He is a good psychiatrist and I trust talking to him .
I never said I was against psychiatry of medications. I am, however, in favour of psychiatry and psychopharmacology being practised competently. Poor psychiatry is often worse than no psychiatry at all.
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Psychiatrists saved my life, I had 8 psychiatrists and they were all good. Why are you saying that most of them are bad?
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I saw many psychiatrists too. The one I’m seeing now is really good. I’m starting to get motivated and have more interest in myself. I think that’s because of the medication he prescribed.
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Well good for you then.
Because that is my experience, and it is not only mine. I have treatment resistant depression, and I got little help from any psychiatrist, except for their writing me a prescription for some drug I had to suggest to them. I’d much rather they had known better than me so that they would have found useful drugs for me.
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I’m glad you’ve found a good one. In my experience that isn’t easy.
In fact, from what you’ve been saying, he does sound good to me. For example, he hasn’t been so quick to diagnose schizophrenia as many less competent psychiatrists are prone to do.
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Most of mine have been good, but some of the early ones did discourage me from being recovery focused, which turned out to be a mistake on their part. Their treatment was fine, but their long-term outlook was off.
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Indeed he is really good and doesn’t rush my appointment or anything. He listens takes notes and asks questions. He is one of the best I’ve had for sure. He is patient and kind.
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i got lucky with my pdoc. Normally i had to go to different one but she stopped working in the hospital i was referred to and then ended up with my current pdoc who doesn’t work in the hospital anymore either but i moved along with him to his new practices. But he always been very good for me and helpful but i think you do have to get lucky with coming across a good pdoc.
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Definitely agree with you having to be lucky coming across a good doc.
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Hi saw my Care worker yesterday. All went good except I’m not sleeping. Very restless sleep so she said I can talk to doc about that next week.
She said the abilify can do that. I take it early in the morning. I’m much improved and even baked a cake the other day. Obviously the combination of meds I am on now are working thank God! I dont want to go back to that awful place I was in for so long.
Still having unwanted thoughts. Why I think my neighbor’s are watching me and can read my mind is strange. I think they are recording me so know what I’m saying in my house.
I’ve always been like that. Thinking people can read my mind and are watching me. I’ve had real frightening thoughts as well. My psychiatrist asked can I see these thoughts and I said yes. He said they are anxiety related. He asked me how frequent I have those thoughts. I told him regularly.
I wonder if it’s the meds giving me those awful thoughts, although I had them without new meds and with new meds.
Anyway I’m not sure why or if it’s my imagination running away with itself. It’s not nice having those thoughts at all.
I think I’ve schizophrenia but am not sure either so will talk to doc about it next week. I’m not sure where I fit in. If its somataform disorder depression and anxiety the meds I am on are peculiar for those maybe I’m wrong.
I’m very edgy all the time. The lyrica hasn’t relaxed me but I am much improved motivation wise and better able to focus. I’m thankful for that. Cant sleep and jittery.
Thanks
My doctor misdiagnosed me with sz and kept that diagnosis for 7 years. Now I’m diagnosed with PTSD and depression with psychotic features.
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I’m diagnosed with somataform disorder, severe anxiety and severe depression. I think I have some sort of psychosis because of my awful frightening thoughts. Maybe docs are not always able to distinguish but I think my case is complex so my diagnosis is complex.
Definitely my psychiatrist told me the thoughts in having are common in anxiety. That’s all he said about my thoughts.
I went through the same thing. As far as the neighbors recording you there’s a 9/10 chance it’s all in the psychosis. I know it appears extremely severe but you should be able to safely assume everything is ok if you can get in that state of mind. Abilify had a awful side effect of anxiety on me and I seen it on one of my mates too. Thinking they can read your mind is just paranoia, it’s the psychosis just extracting information. If it doesn’t work out and becomes too much for you then maybe speaking to your psychiatrist or mental health case worker about your meds might help.
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Hi thanks for that. I will definitely talk to my psychiatrist about the meds. I would say I am paranoid as well. I’m due to see doc next week and my care worker.
I’m not the only one with these thoughts like you experienced same kind of thoughts so thanks for making me feel more at ease.
Happy New Year
Somatoform disorder is very frequent when you are having a schizotypal disorder (like i have). Try to google it. It’s another kind of schizophrenia where you often have anxiety, somatoform symptoms and depression but rarely psychosis and delusions.
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Thanks. I will giggle. I cant focus today. Pot of boiling water spilled all over cooker and floor. I was cooking meat and got distracted as usual.
Do you find you get distracted easily? I’m going round today trying to do things but it’s all not going the way I want it to. I’m groggy and wobbly. Like a hangover feeling /drunkenness feeling. I’m like that for years. I still think there could be an underlying problem neurological one. That’s why I’m being treated in psychiatry. The docs said I’m bordering on delusional.
I think this is both a psychiatric problem and a neurological problem together. Dont know if its schizophrenia, probably is. I’m 50 years old so dont know if age is a factor or not.
I don’t think though I will be diagnosed with schizophrenia. Dont know why I think that. My thoughts are racing. Do you know if clumsiness and awkwardness plus woozy drunken feeling in head is symptoms of schizophrenia along with the unwanted thoughts?
Just wondering if these symptoms of mine are schizophrenia type symptoms the physical ones.
Thanks for your reply.