Posted by bipolarspectrum on June 1, 2006, at 18:03:49
In reply to AM I psychotic? - Linkadge anyone?...., posted by heaven help me on June 1, 2006, at 17:36:54
Hi,
In my opinion, you are not psychotic... psychosis is a very strong symptom of many different mental illnesses... i have never been psychotic so keep that in mind... but i understand that psychosis is a quite encapsulating and usually is quite obvious, voices, hallucinations, etc. if you've never experienced this, i have great doubt u are psychotic.. dont forget that Atypicals are used quite often these days for people without psychosis...
bps> I don't know if I am psychotic. You asked me that after I posted that I take 120mg Geodon and am afraid of it. My diagnosis is BP2, presenting symptom insomnia but I have a long history of mood swings and having to "work real hard" when down to stay emotionally up (if you can even call that up). Dr. tried all sorts of AD, all made me sick or worse. Tried Zyprexa and I was a new person (in combo with Prozac) in so many ways. I had NO IDEA until then how sick I was. I was just compensating for everything. Mind over mind. So, because of weight gain I weaned off Zyprexa and am now on a Lamictal/Geodon combo. Does all that make me psychotic? I DON'T KNOW - But I SURE WOULD LIKE TO! What do you think? And if I am, what does that mean?
> blessings
> mary
> PS: and if I'm not, maybe I should be on Lamictal alone???
> PPS: sorry to anyone who is getting tired of these kinds of posts from me...
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