InChristAlone
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This is medical negligence. I can't even believe she has been on this drug for that long. Horrifying really. Either try to advocate for her or you will have to leave her because these psychoactive drugs can change people
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What medication do you recommend for psychosis and voices in your head? Doc wants to prescribe risperdal
Thats very interesting! Thanks for your participation in this thread.I've been diagnosed with ADHD 4 years ago and have been medicated with methylphenidate 36mg ever since. It has saved my life. But here's the things that I've learned...
1. I need to sleep well. If I do not, then the nice ride gets awful pretty fast. Luckily, sleeping well for a couple of days resolves that equally fast too. This seems a pretty common issue.
2. Breaks are a must. I take 2 day medication breaks on the weekends. If I take methylphenidate continuously for too long, it just doesn't feel so good.
3. Could be unrelated. But, people with ADHD tend to have low magnesium. When I had it tested it was confirmed to be very low indeed. Supplementing it has been making me feel better. Finding a version that doesn't upset my bowels was a bit tricky. I'm now taking chelated magnesium.
4. ADHD never comes alone. There is always a comorbidity that goes along with it. I myself have autism. When I'm not medicated, my autism symptoms skyrocket. That's why methylphenidate has been such a help to me. But others have personality disorders, bipolarity, etc... So maybe it's worth investigating?
Just wondering...have you heard of v2k? do you think this could be happening?I would not get any of the traditional antipsychotics. You can ask for some of the so-called "atypical antipsychotics", which are now known to have (partial) serotonin antagonist effect. Speaking of which, you can ask the doctor for cyproheptadine or mianserin, both of which are known to treat psychosis, further confining the role of serotonin in the condition.
Cyproheptadine in treatment of chronic schizophrenia: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study - PubMed
Cyproheptadine is a relatively safe compound and may be of therapeutic benefit in treating negative symptoms of schizophrenia in combination with typical neuroleptics. However, a larger study to confirm our results is warranted.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govMianserin treatment of patients with psychosis induced by antiparkinsonian drugs - PubMed
We evaluated the effects of mianserin, a relatively selective 5-HT2 receptor antagonist, on symptoms related to drug-induced psychosis in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). A total of 12 patients with PD who had developed drug-induced psychosis showed delirium (DSM-III-R criteria; n = 10)...pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govThe effect of mianserin on the severity of psychosis and dyskinesia in the parkinsonian marmoset - PubMed
The effect of mianserin on the severity of psychosis and dyskinesia in the parkinsonian marmosetpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This.Unpopular opinion: Get out of this relationship. You have your life before you and you don't have the experience and resources to help her. It is her parents job to make her healthy. Find a healthy girlfriend. Sounds bad, feels bad but you have to leave this situation or it will destroy you. You won't believe it when you read this but you have to save yourself.
As someone with a mental illness similar, I disagree entirely.This.
As someone who was in a very close relationship with someone affected by mental illness from the ages of 19-25, totally agree.
OP, if things don't get better soon, RUN AWAY.
There's only so much you can do. You may not be able to help much at all. Once your attempts stop working, get out of the situation.
You risk destroying your own life if you don't - or at least severely delaying your life's trajectory.
It's an awful feeling to have. It can take years to recover from. Trust me.
Fair enough! We all have different perspectives.As someone with a mental illness similar, I disagree entirely.
Just because someone suffers from this doesn't make them a bad person or unable to maintain a healthy relationship. I still treat my partners with mutual respect and care deeply about them. It's not my fault I have to deal with this.
Let the person decide for themselves. It might not even resolve itself after discontinuing the medication.
As someone with a mental illness similar, I disagree entirely.
Just because someone suffers from this doesn't make them a bad person or unable to maintain a healthy relationship. I still treat my partners with mutual respect and care deeply about them. It's not my fault I have to deal with this.
Let the person decide for themselves. It might not even resolve itself after discontinuing the medication.
No worries, it's common for people to run for the hills once someone admits they have some mental disorders but I think everyone should get a fair shake at least.Fair enough! We all have different perspectives.
Mental illness definitely doesn't make a person 'bad,' but it sounds like it's made the OP's relationship with his girlfriend less than healthy already.
I guess I'm assuming the OP is also young. If that is indeed the case, there are probably better things to do in life than spend months or years trying to fix another young person. I tried to fix someone else, and it hurt me so badly that I became the one who needed help. This is not a good place to be in.
Hopefully all the replies to this thread, mine included, empower the OP to make the most educated choice. Of course they should decide for themselves.
They could pass a Turing test, they are people, they are smarter than we are, they are older than we are. They use symbols, loaded language, ambiances, psychological technique, leveraging. They use words interestingly, saying two things at one by devices. There are plenty of them, there are different kinds, too. Assuming that they have the upper hand keeps you from underestimating.
The voices are not an entity or some other thing. They are called toxic shame. Any intrusive thought has a very large emotion attached to it. Unfortunately most people do not connect it to shame because it is so unbearably painful. A book called "Healing The Shame That Binds Us" has been life changing for me. Here are some quotes.I really don’t understand what you mean by all of this. You’re making it sound like the voices are above us in some kind of way? The only thing I respect about it is the fact that it’s just something that’s impossible for us to process, rationalise and understand (for those that have gone through it). Because it seemed so real.
I had a psychotic episode and the voices I heard were abusive, degrading and out to destroy me. At the time I rolled over and took it, but upon coming out of the episode, I am left with PTSD and the negative thought patterns that now dominate my every day life. So now, in hindsight, there’s absolutely no way in hell I will respect these voices, what they said to me at the time, or what their intentions are/might of been. Thankfully the voices have disappeared but I am left with residue tactile hallucinations (physical sensations) that are now unfortunately part of me, I assume, as part of my PTSD.
Those voices, and what they said to me at the time, can kiss my big hairy behind. I respect nothing about them.
Just curious...have you heard of V2K, DEW, etc.?I've had a similar experience. It's been 22 years.
I recommend she get tough, like taking a stark defiant stance in her mentality towards the voices. They could pass a Turing test, they are people, they are smarter than we are, they are older than we are. They use symbols, loaded language, ambiances, psychological technique, leveraging. They use words interestingly, saying two things at one by devices. There are plenty of them, there are different kinds, too. Assuming that they have the upper hand keeps you from underestimating.
Pursue medication free alleviation, I am biased by my experience with Risperdal, if it works without side effects, lucky you/her. Do not tolerate side effects, stop taking the pills if they hurt you, suffer the condition instead and grow to adapt.
I recommend Christianity, and resources on spiritual warfare from Neil Anderson, Victor Matthews, and Jesse Penn Lewis.
Be relentless in pursuing health. Being on this forum already means that you're curious and pursuant. Treat your health issues like projects and relentlessly seek information to refine your approach to life.
Becoming snarky, but not verbally abusive or profane toward the voices can be good.