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I could do that now, instead of sit here in front of the computer. My excuse? It's so darned cold in here that I don't want to walk through the cold air--The heat is not on right now.
Belly dancing is the best "exercise" I ever did. I feel totally invigorated when I do it. I should take another class of it. Meanwhile, I should practice some belly dance DVDs. I love to belly dance with Neena and Veena--They explain the moves so well and slowly enough so that I can follow along. I think they are great.View Thread
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Psychosis with the hallucinations and delusions...33% (2)
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DOES ANYDODY KNOW HOW TO CONTRAREST THE SIDES EFFECTS LIKE CRAMPS IN HIS LEGS, TARDIVE DYSKINESIA, AND AGITATION?
I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF THIS DOCTORS MISTREATING MY SON AND GIVING HIM MEDICATIONS WITH-OUT ANY REAL DIAGNOSIS AND NOT GIVING HIM ANY INSTRUCTIONS OR ANY EDUCATION ABOUT TERRIBLE SIDE EFFECTS THIS MEDICATION CAN GIVE YOU.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT CAN I DO?
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her things which were very personal to her and were not supposed to be known to them..these facts came like a shock..she is completely lost and is not talking sense..she believes someday cops might come and take her..she thinks she has put her parents and family in shame..she only talks and thinks negative..i seriously want to know what kind of behaviour from the family might help..please help..View Thread
I also hear voices that are different, as if they were coming from different people, sometimes people I've heard before or completely strange voices and say things like "he's sick" as if I suffered from some kind of dissociative personality disorder not in the sense that I may need medicine.
The thing is that a lot more is going on, but what I have pointed out is like the general theme and the idea is that when the voices speak they seem to be talking about you, sometimes like gossip or something or trying to give orders.
I was just wondering if this is the general theme of the delusions people had. Also, this may seem kind of dumb but when I started hearing voices I would hear voices making comments that I was being "too gay" and that I was noticing things in my surroundings that I shouldn't. I also sometimes hear voices that put me down and scream something that sounds like "oy."
PS: On a side note, sometimes I hear a voice that sounds like a whisper next to my ear or inside my head that triggers something inside my head to move towards the back like when I'm trying to concentrate. So the activity going on in my frontal lobe area decreases at that time. I'm also ambidextrous. I was just describing what I feel physically.View Thread
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Hallucination: She has a few occurances of waking up in the middle of the night and telling my grandpa a woman and a child are in the room, looking for money in the closet. This woman and child tends to reappear. She tells her daughters that grandpa is having an affair. It is never a man. She has said someone is at the door once, while looking at a white column inside my house.
She carries her money everywhere she goes now, and scared that someone is out to rob her.
Background:
i) She fell down the stairs once 10 years ago and hit her head. Doctors found nothing wrong back then, or now (1 year ago) with scans.
ii) She recently had a cataract surgery (no has been done scan post surgery), but she had hallucinations before surgery
iii) She saw a psychologist but psychologist determined that she had good memory, IQ and math skills. Tho, grandpa says she doesn't take the prescribed medication. (Why would there be medication if the psychologist says theres no problems). Nonetheless, she refuses to take the medication. So I don't know if he's giving the full story. Grandpa doesn't want to be sent to a nursing home. Grandma doesn't mind.
iv) Sleep problems at night.
v) She doesn't get out of the house except twice a week to visit her daughters and watches tv for the remainder of time.
vi) I was away for 3 years to come back and see her less sociable, and constantly saying the same warnings about society and people.
Based on my limited research, the following topics may apply?
Entoptic hallucinations, Charles Bonnet syndrome
I appreciate all the help I can get. Thanks in advance.View Thread
Last night I was laying in my room and the television was on in the living room. I kept hearing voices of people telling me to leave the country and putting me down. I tried to get rest but it felt like the voices were playing with my head; everything I heard caused a change in my brain like if it were putty.
This morning I suddenly woke up and I am having trouble concentrating. I have not been on medication for several months because I felt that it affected my concentration and I thought I would take my chances going at it alone, but the torment is absolutely ridiculous.
I am wondering if anyone can suggest some kind of meds or supplements to help with this problem of not being able to concentrate. I am concerned because I had started college (Cal State Los Angeles) when the voices suddenly started and I had to leave school because my performance in classes were suddenly affected.
I want to make it through school but the voices are a constant problem, they don't let me think. So any suggestions? Thank you.View Thread
I am seeing a psychologist. I'm about to be diagnosed with schizophrenia. I am not currently in a psychotic phase. But I do have
trouble with making decisions, concentration, disorganized thoughts, memory, and initiating and completing tasks. My doctor wants me
to take Zyprexa. I am really afraid of all antipsychotic medication. I'm
wondering if I'm bad off enough to have to go on it. Will it really improve
my quality of life, or make it worse? I'm on Paxil now for depression,
it doesn't seem to help with the other symptoms. Advice?View Thread
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Worked with the public (e.g. convenience store)14% (1)
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The thing that I can say about this is just ask the question, what does everyone think about constantly being bombarded with annoying, prankster-like, amateurish voices that you can't tell where they are coming from EVERYWHERE YOU GO, like being in the middle of a party you just crashed in which you weren't invited?
I tend to cope with this by either taking medication, which sedates me and makes me really tired, affecting my concentration or by being by myself without any outside interference like a loud TV or radio playing in the background because I also hear voices from those sources.
I believe that this is caused by changes in the brain and science can prove that, but I think that there is more to it than that.
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In 2007 I was working in a department store, so I started making eye contact with people as a habit. A few months later I had a huge seizure at home that knocked me out. I was left with feelings of hopelessness and anxiety attacks that lasted several months. I think that the habit of making casual eye contact at work eventually caused the seizure. I also started hearing voices and insulting slang words whenever I would look at anyone in public by something that I can't see and from strangers, which was shocking to me and it took a while to learn to deal with it.
I don't know if this illness came to me as a result of working with the public or from something within me that caused it.
I'm also ambidextrous and I notice that the voices get louder and more menacing whenever I use my left hand. I also had a one time confrontation at work with someone and a few months later the seizure and the voices that have persisted to this day, 2007 to 2010.
I was once casually asked by my doctor in the second meeting I had with him out of the blue if I had ever had a problem with anyone at work without me mentioning to him I once had, not sure why he would ask such a question or what does that have to do with me hearing voices.
Something I didn't tell my doctor was that everything I started hearing at work was work related and to do with my life at the point. Would like to hear from other people who are going through stuff like this and what they think caused it.
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All of the Above31% (5)
Are there any good studies on S going on that I could participate in? I'm a non smoker/drinker/drug user & lived a very healthy lifestyle. It would help me to contribute to a study. I can travel anywhere in the U.S., I am not tied down by any family.
I wonder if anyone on WebMD has been involved in any medical study, and if so what I should expect? And do the doctors like someone altruistic like me or are they just 'searching for guinea pigs' for their studies?
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9 or more11% (1)
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absolutely possible!12% (2)
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Will take a lot of work!18% (3)
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Never going to happen!18% (3)
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Depends on how hard you work at it!35% (6)
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Unsure18% (3)
Though I resented being hospitalized at first, I later realized that being hospitalized only benefited me because I was not functioning in my life--I couldn't even cook for myself and so many other things that I love doing or needed to do.
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1. I should put myself into the hospital.50% (4)
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2. Someone else should take me to the hospital--I'm unable.13% (1)
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3. I should be hospitalized by force or mandate.25% (2)
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4. I should never be hospitalized.13% (1)
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