Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders

Psychotic disorders can be defined as a severe disconnection with reality, including by delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized or agitated behavior without insight. Schizophrenia, Delusional Disorder, Brief Psychotic Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder and Shared Psychotic Disorder are some of the psychotic disorders you may encounter. Talk about them on this forum.

What type of Mental disorder or Hallucination is this?

Like if you look at your hair on your forearm it looks longer then it used to be, also tree's seem different then they used to, also the bushes too, they look way more bushier then they used to!!! Would this be a Hallucination? can it get worse or is it some kinda Mental disorder?? also the teapot...

by jacob valuk274210 over a year ago

Does Schizophrenia get worse as you get older

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My friend David has had Schizophrenia since college. He received 3 business degrees, top in his class until this happened. He got into drug during college and at the age of 38 his doctor changed his medicine to some other kind, by the time he was 42 he lost his eye sight. He is on disability and in...

by Kathy w B274393 over a year ago

ex boyfriend possible schizophrenia or amephtimine psycosis

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I dont know what to do. The love of my life was talking about microphones in my head and me recording him and streaming audio on the computer.He does not believe he is sick at all. Today he said he never said any of that and it was me who was delusional when i have proof from my mom who witness...

by trish katski over a year ago

Food for Schizophrenia mood swing

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I have a sister with schizophrenia. Our family has been suffering with her. Since she turned to 18 years old, her first symptoms was aggressiveness, not able to sleep, stay like statue, talk illogically . It has been a nightmare to our family. my dad once thought it was exoticism. ...

by jclvhs222318 over a year ago

my bf just had an episode-- I survived our relationship for 8 months and I didn't know he was bp

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My boyfriend freaked out on me last week with a bipolar episode. for the last 8 month he quits me every week but wants to continue being friends. He associated his mood swings and distance and coldness to the lack of sleep from sleep apena so I adjusted and worked with him. Never once during our...

by Redd-leopard214728 over a year ago

With in the first hour of takeing quetiapine seroquel 25mg im having tons of hallucinations?

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HELP!!! with in the first hour of takeing quetiapine (seroquel) 25mg im having tons of hallucinations? what should i do? cause these ones are really makeing me jump out of my skin when i see them, which has never ever happened when ive had them in the past. also im tapering off sertraline (zoloft)...

by Guest over a year ago

Schizophrenia Stability, however have occasional flashbacks/symptoms, concerning voices sans noise

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Hello. My question is that I have been stable for years now, and recently have had some bouts with symptoms, and for example, I would "talk" to the "voices", however, they are now subdued, and I feel they have triggered physical issues. My thoughts get mixed up so to speak, etc,...

by thehealthguru150116 over a year ago

Paranoid schizophrenic neighbor continues to accuse me...

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Hello all, New to this forum... I saw a few posts about paranoid schizophrenic neighbors and decided to post my experience here to see if anyone has any advice. Anyway, I moved into this apartment a few years ago. My neighbor downstairs was really nice for the first year or so but then she...

by Guest over a year ago

Schizophrenia, age, and physical health?

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I was diagnosed with schizophrenia a few years ago, specifically schizo-affective disorder. It began when I was 18 and I did not realize, though I had a few suspicions, till I was 24. It started in the form of parsitosis and morphed into something else. I then began to take opiates because it...

by Guest over a year ago

simple schizophrenia

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A 51 year old acquaintance is unable to normally empathasize with others (including her children), has been unable to hold a job for more than a few months, and has very few friends (really just me). She has just abruptly moved out on her husband of 25 years to live on her own with no social...

by griller104935 over a year ago