Pressured rapid speech is a hallmark symptom of mania.
But you could be just a naturally fast talker.
I don’t know you so it’s hard to tell
But rapid speech is not a usual SZ symptom
Poverty of speech is more like it
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Before sz I didn’t talk much, I rarely talked and my friends said I am weird as I rarely talk.
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My guess is mania but you should ask your doctor
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On Abilify I didn’t have sz symptoms but had hypersexuality and anger issues, I was too hyper too. I feel like my Dr misdiagnosed me and these are symptoms of mania as well and not only sz. I will tell my family Dr to put me on the waiting list to see a pdoc as sz doesn’t feel right. I read sza bipolar is often misdiagnosed as sz. I hate having to see pdocs again its a pain to get an apt with them here unless I am unvoluntarily hospitalized. I have to wait at least a year on a waiting list. I wish I was in the US I could have seen a pdoc without waiting a year or more.
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My parents attended my most recent PDoc appointment with me.
We reduced Lexapro by half(20 mg down to 10 mg) and added a low dose of Seroquel to the Haldol.
I feel better.
You’re from Canada correct? I’m sorry you aren’t getting services in this regard.
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Yup I am from Canada.
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There’s still quite a waiting list here too in the US
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Me too its only some days and not 24/7. Maybe thats why my pdoc doesn’t think I have mania.
For me it would happen over the course of weeks
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I am better now, I am sure it was caused by too much coffee.
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Have you ever been severely depressed @Aziz ?
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No, not according to my drs at least.
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That could be why your pdoc is not diagnosing you with sza. You’re not manic enough or depressed enough. Bipolar is severe mania and severe depression. Both. Either that, or mild mania and severe depression. But in both cases, you usually have depression.
@Aziz
@Aziz
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@Aziz He also may be waiting until a pattern develops? I hate that you can’t get the help you need now. My niece has bipolar disorder and your symptoms do sound like hers. She isn’t manic every day but when it does hit, it’s very debilitating to her quality of life. She has it very badly and is on disability for it. I would definitely get on the waitlist and if things become too much, have a plan for the hospital.
As others have said, with sz I experience poverty of speech. It feels so stupid sometimes
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I am fine now, I just remembered I feel like this whenever I have too much caffeine. Today I drank 4 cups of coffee plus 400mg of caffeine pills so thats about 800mg of caffeine today. I never knew too much caffeine can mimic mania. Good thing I never had a heart attack as its recommended to never go above 400mg of caffeine a day.
Maybe I am susceptible to mania and caffeine triggers it.
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No. Its kinda the opposite. I hardly ever talk. My mom gets annoyed with me for not talking.
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Idk I talk a lot during my psychotic episode too, part of mania I guess
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I am pretty quiet most of the time. Sometimes its hard to put words together quickly during conversation.
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That explains why I’ve always been ultra sensitive to caffeine.
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