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Posted by Jeroen on July 7, 2009, at 2:52:22
psychiatric patients not equialy treated around world...
Posted by bleauberry on July 7, 2009, at 8:02:01
In reply to psychiatric patients not equal treated around wo, posted by Jeroen on July 7, 2009, at 2:52:22
I agree.
Roaming through pubmed I notice that some of the most intriguing research comes from places like Germany and Austria.
In the US you would have been let out of the hospital a long time ago. You would only be in it if you were attempting suicide or threatening harm to someone else. Full-blown psychotics walk the streets all the time as long as they pose no serious danger to anyone.
I have followed your posts a long time. Even though you can't see me and don't know I am there, I have been there with you at every one of your posts. I have not seen any sign of authentic psychosis. Depression and desperation yes. No doubt. I can't help but wonder if the so-called psychosis they have labelled you with is not psychosis, but rather a pronounced version of anxiety/panic. They can easily look alike. I've had a form of anxiety before that was so weird it did seem to border on psychosis or delusions. But it wasn't either of those. It did not respond well to antipsychotics or mood stabilizers, which actually made them a bit worse. It did however respond to anti-anxiety treatments fairly quickly. Such as SSRI, TCA, or both...but not SNRIs.
I've said it before, but I think you would do a whole lot better with low dose TCAs possibly combined with low dose SSRI in combination with a low-medium dose antipsychotic. I know it is hard to make a judgement through a computer screen, but I just see a ton of anxiety and no psychosis.
I conclude that the doctors in your part of the world have given you a misdiagnosis, where in another part of the world the diagnosis would be quite different.
Posted by Jeroen on July 7, 2009, at 8:32:22
In reply to Re: psychiatric patients not equal treated around wo, posted by bleauberry on July 7, 2009, at 8:02:01
no it's psychosis or brain damage caused by lamotrigine (lamictal)
Posted by Phillipa on July 7, 2009, at 12:06:31
In reply to Re: psychiatric patients not equal treated around wo, posted by Jeroen on July 7, 2009, at 8:32:22
Jeroen it's okay I've known you for quite a while and know a lot of your circumstances via you and others remember our mutual buddy? Don't know about you but miss him. Love Phillipa
Posted by Jeroen on July 7, 2009, at 12:15:04
In reply to Re: psychiatric patients not equal treated around wo » Jeroen, posted by Phillipa on July 7, 2009, at 12:06:31
you mean Ed_Uk, yes i miss him, im worried about him
Posted by bleauberry on July 7, 2009, at 15:29:50
In reply to Re: psychiatric patients not equal treated around wo, posted by Jeroen on July 7, 2009, at 8:32:22
> no it's psychosis or brain damage caused by lamotrigine (lamictal)
Ok.
Share with us more about it. Can you describe the psychosis? Can you list all of your symptoms? The more detail the better.
I doubt Lamictal caused brain damage. More than likely it pulled a sensitive trigger that would have blown with or without lamictal at some point. But anything is possible so let's just assume for the moment you are correct. That is a great starting point to find the right meds if you know what the problem is. If you are correct, antipsychotics don't play a good role at all.
In any case, none of it matters. What does matter is...
What are your symptoms in as much detail and examples as you can describe? Physical and mental both.
Posted by Jeroen on July 7, 2009, at 15:52:56
In reply to Re: psychiatric patients not equal treated around wo » Jeroen, posted by bleauberry on July 7, 2009, at 15:29:50
hallucinations, anxiety, fever, psychosis...
Posted by Jeroen on July 7, 2009, at 15:54:26
In reply to Re: psychiatric patients not equal treated around wo, posted by Jeroen on July 7, 2009, at 15:52:56
forgot to add insulting voices and paranoia
Posted by Phillipa on July 7, 2009, at 19:55:42
In reply to forgot to add voices and paranoia, posted by Jeroen on July 7, 2009, at 15:54:26
Jeroen yes that is who I meant don't you have his address? I haven't talked to him in ages. Love Phillipa
Posted by bleauberry on July 8, 2009, at 17:01:43
In reply to Re: psychiatric patients not equal treated around wo, posted by Jeroen on July 7, 2009, at 15:52:56
> hallucinations, anxiety, fever, psychosis...
What kind of hallucinations? Hallucinations about what? Could you share three examples?
Anxiety. Got that one.
Fever. Well, that's not schizophrenia or depression. That is a serious problem, probably an infection not detected. How come your doctors aren't looking for a cause of fever? That's pretty serious.
Psychosis. Exactly what do you mean by that? If someone didn't know what psychosis meant, how would you explain it to them? What examples would you give them?
Hearing voices. When do you hear them? What do they say? Are they the same voices or different every time?
Paranoia is almost universally common with all forms of anxiety.
If you could help with the above questions that would be awesome. Thanks!
Posted by sam K on July 8, 2009, at 21:44:31
In reply to forgot to add voices and paranoia, posted by Jeroen on July 7, 2009, at 15:54:26
at some point later in life this will be a distant experience. the only way to get over this is to let go and quit giving it so much power. Once you let go, thats when you heal. Things wont be as intense and scary. You will get used to it, then you will find a good med to take care of the rest. or something
you need to forgive yourself and know that it was going to happen sooner or later. and what has happend is for the best.
is anything positive come out of this lamictal brain damage situation? has it made you more compassionate or something
and im guessing you will just throw a 3 word response together. no offense
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