The differences between sza and sz

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I am sza, bipolar type.

I was reading that the difference between sz and sza is that with sz, you have a more continuous psychosis pattern and that with sza, the psychosis pattern is more episodic. In other words, with sza, the psychosis starts and stops frequently. And that with sza, there are fairly long periods of mood episodes such as depression or suicidality or its opposite such as hyperactivity or mania.

This all, to me, makes perfect sense. My psychotic episodes are continuously coming and going. Although I haven’t had a mood cycle since 2016, my history is chock full of severe depression and suicide attempts with mania/hypomania here and there.

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I’m diagnosed now with paranoid sz but I’m suffering some sort of depression wondering if I’m not sza.

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I’m seeing a new psychiatrist soon and there’s a possibility that he/she will diagnose me with bipolar disorder once again.

My psychosis is episodic, more aligned with SZA or bipolar

Like you said @SkinnyMe the psychosis seen with schizophrenia is more chronic, plus I don’t hear voices and when psychotic I rarely hallucinate

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My current diagnose is frank schizophrenia, no subtypes, before that I was schizotypal, but for most of my life I was diagnosed SZA which I find the most precise diagnose. I can relate.

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I do hear things and see spots without meds. I’m learning some people don’t hallucinate and are sz. ?

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Yes, you can be diagnosed sz soley on the basis of bizarre delusions without hallucinations.

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With my Sz I can swing from emotionally bluntness to intense rage.

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The prognosis for SZA is also better than SZ.

My problem is that, even though SZA, the cognitive symptoms are so pronounced these days that I am not sure if the prognosis is indeed that good.

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I am textbook SZA. Explains everything. Couldn’t be a more accurate diagnosis.

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I am also textbook sza. 151515151515