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Re: Psychosis is like this...

Posted by bob on April 8, 2000, at 23:25:58

In reply to Re: Psychosis is like this..., posted by boB on April 8, 2000, at 17:36:00

All the semantics of diagnosis may be beside the point -- if you're looking into what meds may work and you've found that benzos don't help, then maybe an anti-psychotic (assuming your pdoc is choosing a med to fit your symptoms) will do the trick.

Lots of Babblelanders have mentioned the subjectivity of diagnostic labels lots of times. Just as "they" *really* may be out to get you, being labelled as having some psychosis doesn't mean you're a stereotypical psychotic. From the symptoms you've described, I think your kitchen knives are probably safe where they are right now.

What meds has your "psychosis-leaning" pdoc suggested for you? Do some research on them, and make sure you ask around here in Babbleland, and see if the medication will actually address the symptoms you have.

Now, there was a time for me (on Wellbutrin) when hiding the kitchen knives was beginning to look like a really good idea, given the unprovoked, irrational rages I would fly into without warning ... but 4mg/day of perphenazine (an anti-psychotic med) was enough to take the rage right out of me.

If you can, forget about what psychosis "is" ... and see if you can, instead, focus on gaining some relief from your disorder. Because whatever label you wind up wearing, how you react to a medication is dependent more on you than how it worked/works on any one of us.

best wishes,
bob

 

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