Is it possible to develop psychosis symptoms while taking an antipsychotic?
I was hospitalized several times and previously diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder then with a schizoid personality disorder with a mood disorder NOS. my previous psychiatrist prescribed me seroquel, he never told me specifically what the seroquel was for though. im not sure how crazy he thought i was. i dont hear voices but i have short episodes of paranoia or suspicion when i feel stressed or anxious in situations and mood swings. maybe thats why i got the schizoaffective diagnosis. i dont think my way of interacting helps though with the diagnosis (i don’t make eye contact and im really flat/expressionless, they notice it right away and always ask if i’m scared/paranoid or nervous, which i am).
schizophrenia happens to run in my family though(a few of my relatives have it). I have recently been hearing ringing in my ears off and on and i notice another lower sound that seems like it could be a whispering voice like on a radio. there are no specific words i can make out though. i thought there was a radio playing but when i walked around or covered my ears it seemed to come from my ears and the tone doesn’t change no matter where i go. It comes and goes and i can mostly hear it when i’m in a quiet room. i sort of wish it would become louder sometime and start telling me things, so that it would confirm that it’s a "real" voice. im not sure if it’s tinnitus, or some side effect from the medication, or a mild symptom of psychosis. my new psychiatrist thinks it’s a symptom of psychosis, but i’ve been taking seroquel since before i started having ringing/whispering in my ears.
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How about giving your psychiatrist’s office a phone call and if the doctor has an "answering service", ask for him/her to call you back due to the symptoms that you’ve been experiencing. Please be thankful that you actually can’t really here the noises or sounds telling you certain things as that may indicate a more serious situation. Last but not least, you are Not crazy
People have different types of illnesses. Most experts in the field of psychiatry believe that a lot of mental health problems are due to a physical chemical imbalance.
If your symptoms get worse, please don’t hesitate to call 9-1-1 or ask a family member to drive you to the ER (emergency room).
Okay.
My brother was hospitalized one time.
And they found out he had Bipolar disorder, which includes schizophrenia. He use to hear voices, and a lot of other stuff. When he came out of the hospital he only took the meds for about 2 or 3 weeks. He had to take anti-psychotics as well. He stopped taking them though because he started hallucinating, and he was WAY too happy. The happiness was not natural, therefore he did not want to be happy just because of the anti-psychotics.
He’s living fine now, although sometimes he has his mood swings.
So i think it’s possible. Best of luck.
i’m on seroquel, and currently in a psych ward voluntarily. i have similar effects, they are usually mild but can be a bit scary, adding another medication might help, like clonazepam.