These antidepressants

Medications
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I feel like these antidepressants are helping with my positive symptoms? Is that possible?

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Its like pouring fuel on fire. Need to control positive symptoms before attempting to manage depressive states otherwise it just amplifies positive symptoms.

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I meant like it’s helping get rid of my positive symptoms… or at least it seems that way so far @pr21

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May be you not have positive symptoms. It might be instead due to depression, OCD, anger etc.

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I mean you can experience psychosis from depression can’t you? I’ll have to google it… @pr21

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Yes depression can cause severe anxiety which can appear like paranoia and yes it can appear like psychosis.

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Did you have positive symptoms like hallucination?

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Yes I did hallucinate @pr21 but on google it says you can have psychotic depression and it lists hallucinations and delusions as symptoms

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Yes may be you have psychotic depression.

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Hmmm… maybe, I guess time will tell @pr21

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The antidepressants used to cause me psychosis and mania Wellbutrin was the first med I ever tried it caused me mania and psychosis. but ever since I tried combining them with antipsychotics and more sedating drugs, they help my psychosis a bit!!!

I only require a small dose though. I tend to hate side effects of anti depressants so I take a tiny dose of lexapro only.

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I’d tell your dr because psychotic depression is a thing.

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Maybe the antidepressant reduced your stress? Stress can exacerbate positive symptoms.

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Oh what dosage of lexapro are you on? I’m also on lexapro!

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True that… maybe it did reduce my stress, I think the antidepressants I’m on also have anti-anxiety properties

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I split the 5 mg pill into quarters. Literally next to nothing.