/psy/ - psychology and psychonautics

All I take is focalin for ADHD-I. I like it better than other stimulants because it provides a low level of energy throughout the day rather than a high level all at once, so I feel like I can concentrate like a normal person. Also, it doesn't fuck with my appetite.

i took 200mg of buproprion daily up until recently. the thing i hate about anti-depressants (i was on various SSRIs, but for lesser periods than the year and a half i was on buproprion) is not being able to daydream. i felt like i had no imagination, and when working on creative pursuits, i felt completely stagnant, making no progress unless under the influence of something additional like pot. i have much more control over my depression nowadays, but buproprion really helped stabilize me during a serious downward spiral and it wouldn't be too far of a reach to say that it saved/changed my life.

I have skitzoaffective disorder.

Currently I take Rispolept injections every 2 weeks. I should be also doing 200mg quetiapine, but that soykaf (and the dose) makes me sleepy as hell, I used to need an hour or two at work just to wake up. Stopped taking it in early spring, life is great without it, but sometimes I fear of experiencing psychosis again (it's been almost 2 years since the last one).

>>270
If your risperidone is working, I don't see why you should need to take a second antipsychotic on top of that.

What does your psychosis feel like?

>>271

> If your risperidone is working, I don't see why you should need to take a second antipsychotic on top of that.

I was taking for it's anti-depressant features, but fun fact that I had suicidal thoughts very often which almost dissappeared when I've stopped doing that.
A psychiatrist at psyward told me that I could stop taking it "in the future" (it happened more than a year go), but I've never visited my "personal" psychiatrist to discuss that.

> What does your psychosis feel like?

I get very paranoid and get filled with false memories. I just think of an event and almost instantly I can "remember" it happening. It's just my imagination, but it feels like a memory.
So basically, I lose understanding of a world and come up with very unrealistic stories which I believe. If you'd add aliens there, it would be a full blown movie.
Also, I feel very depressive and helpless.

On the other hand, everything is very good lately, but I still fear the psychosis coming back.

I guess ADHD-PI/ADD is a mental illness. I mean, what's the difference between a disorder and an illness? Not much. Anyways, I take 80mg of Strattera. It hasn't changed my personality that much, thankfully. Weirdly enough, when I started taking it at 40mg it felt a bit like a Marijuana high. That stopped after a week though, and I have no idea why.

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>>272

I have schizoaffective disorder as well. I absolutely loathed injections so now I'm on Abilify and Cipralex with the occasional dose of olanzipine when I have trouble sleeping.

I never had psychosis like you had but I believed reality was an illusion and had dream-like episodes where everything was surreal.

I sometimes fear my psychosis will come back as well but I feel I am more prepared now that I actually know what is ailing me. It took awhile to diagnose and a year and a half going in an out of the hospital but now I'm just happy I'm working on improving myself and getting better.