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.

Researchers Found New Method In Schizophrenia Treatment

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Researchers found that new therapy which involves video, television and computer may help to ease schizophrenia symptoms. This therapy is designed in order to help patients to understand intentions and dispositions and teach them important social skills. This therapy besides addressing the way...

by Laylah over a year ago

mild schizophrenia

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The doctors have told me that i have mild schizophrenia and i believe them, but all of my symptoms that i have had lately have been physical symptoms andnot phsycological. i have felt my insides burning, my mouth has went bone dry and ive had trouble breathing and they just blame it on my...

by babaghanouj33623 over a year ago

weird schizophrenia

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The doctors say i have schizophreniz but i dont believe them. All of the symptoms i have had have been physical and i have even had redness in the eyes when i was going through my "hallucinations". I could feel my insides burning, my mouth went extremely dry and i felt like i was...

by babaghanouj33623 over a year ago

My daughter is being treated with clozaril to alleviate the symptoms of schizophrenia.

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Is there an ideal dosage of clozaril to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia? My daughter has suffered from this condition for more that 20 years. She is an intelligent woman but often has great difficulty concentrating or holding a conversation when distracted by noises in her head. She has...

by Irene over a year ago

Schizophrenia/parkinsons

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My wife was diagnosed with parkinson's plus about 6 or 7 years ago. In the past 3 years she has developed signs of schizophrenia. Prescribed seroquel doesn't seem to help. If anything it seems to be getting worse. What does the future hold for my wife and I? She's 52, I'm 48. How do I know when to...

by Don over a year ago

best drug for mania

What is the best drug to treat mania now? I guess that antidepressants and bipolar meds are commonly used in the treatment of mania, but which medications are the best? I know that different medications have different effects on individual patients, but there have got to be some drugs that just...

by dewitt529149809 over a year ago

Have you ever had a dream and couldn’t wake up out of?

Have you ever had a dream and couldn’t wake up out of? like something was forcing you down causing you not to be able to breathe and you try your hardest to fight it off but you couldn’t it’s to strong and powerful it’s the worst feeling anyone can ever go through the feeling of something on...

by Kierra Purifoy over a year ago

my girlfriend doesn't believe me when i compliment her

it seems my girlfriend has self-doubt, she's too hard on herself. i tell her she's beautiful and she says she's ugly. i tell her i love her, she'll say it back but somtimes she says that i don't. does anyone know if i can help her in anyway? please answer me

by darkjustice over a year ago

will i be ok?

In the past 4 months ive been under a lot of stress, as i have worked in selling. I was on zoloft and clozapine for my obsessive compulsive disoerder and its made me feel great for about 7 years. Ive been drinking on these and still felt great. Now on the 1st of january i went to amsterdam and...

by cherrie_g over a year ago

long term damage of anti psychotic medication and where

hey guys new to this website i was diagnosed with schizophrenia 4 years ago when i was 23 and i was wondering what the long term damage my anti psychotic medication is doing to me, im on 800mg of SEROQUEL and 2000mg panadeine forte per day and 40mg flunxoul injections once a week, and they are...

by xabalba136645 over a year ago