Posts by silverpanther28

wanderingridge8 said:I’ve got the same condition—can I smoke weed or drink alcohol while dealing with this? (f 23,9)

One way you might end up with this issue is through mixing weed and alcohol... I really hope you're joking about that part, because it can manifest in all sorts of ways, including visual hallucinations. It's often labeled as hysterical psychosis, and honestly, even when you're struggling, you're expected to just function like everyone else in the family. No one gives you any special treatment or extra respect just because you're sick, and let me tell you, the criteria for getting any kind of disability benefits from Social Security are incredibly high. You need more than just a diagnosis to qualify... I went through this back when I was twenty-four, and I didn't even hit retirement until four years ago.

Christian Perez13 said:I’m looking for some help regarding this illness and finding the right treatment.
Right now I’m taking 25 mg doses of Nozinan and I just feel incredibly weak and helpless.
I have zero energy—honestly, no drive for anything at all.
Thanks

F-22 involves reactive psychoses or things that are more short-term... I actually live abroad, and they have me on Cisordinol (an antipsychotic) for both my first and second diagnoses. The second one is definitely heavier, so they bumped my dose from 6mg up to 14mg. As needed, I’ve used Nozinan anywhere from 5 to 25 mg just to try and get some sleep—though, truth be told, sometimes it doesn't help one bit. This whole thing developed from post-traumatic stress and later turned into Bipolar F31.9. It doesn't necessarily mean that's where you're headed, but it’s a tough road to walk. You probably should have stayed on Zyprexa... it would've saved you from having to cycle through different sleep meds. Good luck, really. I hope it works out like it did for others, where after a year or two of medication, you're totally back to yourself. These things usually crop up after some rough events or trauma—just a hard, exhausting life... we had plenty of that back in the nineties.