Was it a relief to get your diagnosis, did it make you feel more hopeful because you knew it could be treated?
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I seem to remember that was the case with me. It was over a decade ago now.
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It made me feel worse at first then i accepted all that wasnt real and it was just my brain.
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It was a surprise going into the ward for wanting to die yet I got slapped with a psychosis nos label. I must have been saying some crazy stuff.
But now I am relieved that I am being treated with meds fairly well. I’ve had the sza label for the last ten years.
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I cried when i got my diagnosis. Id been suffering for 4 months, off my head not knowing whats going on. I full on cried all over the psychiatrist.
Got weaned on risperadone - and promptly went to bed for 4 days.
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I didn’t know what schizoaffective meant. I ignored my diagnosis for some greater of two years. Complete denial. If they had said schizophrenia or bipolar I may have taken it more seriously. So unfortunately in my case I got diagnosed sza. Although that’s my Dx still
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If it’s ok to ask, what the symptoms you were experiencing for the four months?
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May I ask what your symptoms were?
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I had many symptoms but aside from suicidal ideation I was convinced that I was literally dead. Almost every delusion I’ve had has had to do with the body. Some I’ll speak of while others are too embarrassing.
But otherwise I’ve experienced horrible and frequent depression. Lots of anxiety. A little paranoia still. If I don’t watch stress levels then I tend to get voices. Some are whispers while one voice I call the demon bc it’s very deep and insulting.
-S
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I was very relieved.
I honestly believed I was possessed/tortured by demons.
Having a diagnosis made that less real.
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I’m so sorry, but I’m glad you’re doing better. How long did it take your meds to ease the symptoms?
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I was diagnosed with psychosis for hearing girls compliment me by saying ‘ride’ or ‘hot’ as I walked by them. So yeah the doctors think I must be crazy for thinking girls might actually like me
I also heard intelligible voices after that. I didn’t tell the doctors that one
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That’s hard to answer. I’ve had to try many different APs over the years but every since I was started on Zyprexa I felt decent within a couple weeks. The anti depressants worked a little quicker once I found Prozac.
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I thought the thermastat had a camera on it, and was writing notes to show it, and thought they had a team of nurses living below me. Heard contstant music as well.
Police got called a couple of times, cos i freaked out the neighbours with the shouting.
Had zero insight at the time.
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Yes, tired of having to try to understand esoteric stuff I do not understand.
It boils down to needing to go in, get a bed, have meds worked on, be supervised. It doesn’t mean needing to figure all of everything out.
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Very relieved. Finally not being misdiagnosed and put on proper meds.
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If it’s ok, can I ask how long it took the meds to kick in?
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About 2 weeks I felt a difference but about a month til it really kicked in
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That’s awesome! What would you say were your worst symptoms?
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Hallucinations were really awful and paranoia. Also I was very manic
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