Posted by Tomatheus on August 5, 2013, at 13:24:00
In reply to Re: Psychosis or not: heres what i think now:, posted by Lamdage22 on August 5, 2013, at 4:23:55
Hello again Lamdage,
I think (and agree with you) that choosing to avoid diagnosing yourself, at least for now, might be a good thing. If I were in your position, I'd probably try to focus on conveying your symptoms to your doctor -- telling your doctor about anything that you're experiencing that seems bothersome or out of the ordinary -- and then I'd let the doctor do the diagnosing. If your thoughts and feelings about possibly experiencing hypochondria have been consuming a lot of your time and energy, then maybe it would also be a good idea to let your doctor know about such thoughts and feelings. The more information you share with your doctor about what you're thinking, feeling, and otherwise experiencing, the better informed your doctor will be about what it is you're going through. Basically, I think that you'd be best served by giving your doctor as much accurate information as possible about what you've been going through so your doctor can make a fitting diagnosis and make treatment decisions that are in line with your individual needs.
As far as the Parnate that you're taking is concerned, I would take a hard look at both the pros and cons of taking the medication and also take into account comments that others have made concerning your behavior since you started taking the medication. Right now, I think that I would follow your doctor's orders concerning antidepressant treatment unless I found the side effects of the antidepressants in question to be absolutely intolerable. But I would also be sure to let your doctor know about any new problems that might have emerged since you started taking Parnate so your doctor could also know both the pros and the cons concerning your treatment with Parnate and consequently make well informed treatment decisions.
I think what I would want if I were hospitalized right now would be not only to get out of the hospital, but also (much more importantly) to get treatment that would reduce the likelihood that I'd reenter the hospital and would also position myself to be as successful and mentally healthy as possible upon leaving the hospital. Sometimes medication regimens just need to be given time before their long-term benefits become apparent, but there are also times when medication regimens need to be tweaked or even overhauled before the patient will have the stability and mental well being to be able to both leave the hospital and to succeed once out of the hospital. And psychosocial interventions can also play a role in getting patients to where they want to be as far as their mental states are concerned, so I would take advantage of those interventions, as well.
There of course is a chance that your doctors could be wrong in the diagnoses that they reach. It is often said that to err is to be human, but I think that at the same time it is important to keep in mind that most doctors have not only the training but also the experience to help them discern the differences between what madness is and what madness isn't. There of course is a possibility that if your doctors have diagnosed you with a psychotic disorder that they can be incorrect, but if your doctors and others seem to be telling you that you're experiencing signs of psychosis, then it might be best to regard what you're being told as feedback rather than criticism. Sometimes in getting feedback from others, we're able to see things about ourselves that we might not otherwise be able to see, and this can sometimes enable us to make positive changes. I don't think that this necessarily means that we should change everything about ourselves just because others don't like it, but I do think that getting feedback from others can sometimes be vital in helping us to shape ourselves into the individuals that we want ourselves to be.
At any rate, this message is getting long, so I'm going to end it now. I hope that you've found at least a little of what I've written to be of some help, but if you've found any of what I've written to be unhelpful, then feel free to disregard it. Please take care of yourself.
T.
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