Why is it stress

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Why is stress the thing that triggers our psychosis, hallucinations, visions and delusions? Stress is everywhere you go. Why does stress affect us the most? What is it doing to the brain?

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I really don’t know. But i know that when I’m stressed voices get really bad

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The same with me. Stress is like part of life. And Dr.'s tell us to reduce stress. Which I’ve tried, and every time I do something else pops up.

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I take 2 meds for anxiety. Anxiety is a trigger.
And pdoc knows that.

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I have anxiety too. I take Ativan for it.

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I was taking Ativan. Now I take Buspar, not a benzo, thank God

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I have heard of the stress/vulnerability model of illness

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I’ve heard of buspar. My sister in law takes it.

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When I quit ativan cold turkey, I had an episode of catatonia. And later I found an article on Wikipedia saying that abruptly quitting benzos can cause catatonic episode

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Oh my that’s no good.

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When i’m stressed i’m angry

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I get scared more than angry. I cowar at the slightest thing.

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I can’t cope with stress. That is why I’m on disability benefits.

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This is from psych notes:

Person circumstances indicative of risk: severe stress(risk history),

You have the genotype AA at position rs4680.

This means you tend to have higher dopamine levels than average and are more vulnerable to stress.

You have the genotype AA at position rs53576. According to this study, it suggests you might be more affected by stressful situations than average.

https://www.heterogeneous.co.uk/home

I still have my odd moments but being on regular APs via depot significantly reduces the anxiety,irrationality and paranoia caused by stress.

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I try to limit my stress, too, but I find that there’s always something going on. I don’t always deal well with stress but I am doing a bit better.

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Thank you for mentioning this. I was never told from my geneticist about my genotype at all. I think it’s because he focused exclusively on my recessive/dominant alleles.
I’ll ask him in my next genetic counselling session.

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Unfortunately I can’t currently do anything about my stress right now. The main cause of my stress are my in laws.

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How do you like Buspar? :thinking::thinking::thinking:

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Fine. Not bad. Today I was anxious and suicidal but generally I feel good

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Thanks I started it about a week ago and it has been hit or miss. I have been using it as more of a prn. It takes some of the edge off, but still have anxiety. :frog::frog::frog:

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