GezzaContributor
Schizoaffective disorder
Hi, I'm new to this forum. My diagnosis is SAD. Just hoping to get better at coping with illness by getting involved with this forum. Thanks.
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Schizoaffective disorder
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
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Hello @Former-Member, @Gezza, @FamilyHead, @Former-Member, @Heart
Myhusband has been diagnosed with GAD, SAD, clinical depression , Bipolar , and adhd
The specialist are not sure what he has , buthe has had it all his life
medication has helped
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Unknown userMember
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I don't get too concerned about the label so long as the recovery / treatment is working. My focus is to prevent a relapse. By looking after myself, keeping in touch with my support network, taking meds etc. It's not always easy. Shaz51 you must have a good understanding of what your partner goes through. That's great and you must be a good support person
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
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Thank you @Former-Member xx
it takes time , I am still learning , lots of ups and downs each day , but the anti depressants and anti anxiety meds have made a difference
how are you going my friend xx
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Unknown userMember
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I have been having a up and down time too. Marriage breakdown this year. It's for the best but still emotional and not easy. I have quit drinking on advice from the doc. That's going ok. I guess the down side is my mood. I am quite fragile, get tearful easily and my mood can get low. It's the apathy that's the worst. I work and I get so over it sometimes. I know I am lucky to have work. But I get tired all the time. Vit D and iron all ok. I think it's the SAD. and the meds make me drowsy. I start work late so i sleep enough. My psychologist said I set high expectations for myself. I agree. I have come a long way in accepting this mi but it's still brings me to tears frequently. I guess what I have learned is to ride the waves. Go with the flow. I try not to get depressed about my mi or my paranoia and just instead try to live with it, cope with it, not make it worse by getting angry or down. Sorry to go on and on. Just hope my sharing helps another
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
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Don`t be sorry @Former-Member, you sharing your story helps others xx
other people think they are alone , but they are not alone , and if we can help them and encourage them along the way this is great
to be here for each other xx
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HeartSenior Contributor
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@Shaz51 & @Former-Member, you have both been wonderful support and offered so much to so many. It is ok for both of you to ask for a little of that back. @Former-Member, going with the flow can be easier than trying to fight MI. Can be a hard thing to learn. Just remember that you are intitled to have what I call 'hard days' when nothing seems to work.
@Shaz51, So true, we are not alone and we don't have to ride the waves alone. Being there for each other and having the understanding of others has been such a great relief for me. Just knowing that someone understands.
Take care both of you.
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GezzaContributor
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Hi all. Wow. Thanks for sharing so much to everyone in this thread. After a few days without much response I thought I had picked an alley going nowhere. Your comments have rung true for me. I really like the ideas of triggers, warning signs, good support network, being ok alone, self care, CBT, one change at a time and not worrying about labels too much.
This quote I found in the art room at hospital helped me a bit: The optimist is wrong as often as the pessimist. But they have a lot more fun.
I too get anxious which I have only realised in the last 12 months. But also I am alright mostly I think.
As for multiple diagnosis I have suffered many symptoms of MI and the specialist calls it SAD. My gp said stick to one diagnosis. Labels aren't that important and the medication prescribed is often similar.
My psychiatrist has said in the future that all MI will be considered closely related. Consider a pie and a slice of it is people with MI. The whole pie is the world's population.
I would really appreciate your feedback. G x
This quote I found in the art room at hospital helped me a bit: The optimist is wrong as often as the pessimist. But they have a lot more fun.
I too get anxious which I have only realised in the last 12 months. But also I am alright mostly I think.
As for multiple diagnosis I have suffered many symptoms of MI and the specialist calls it SAD. My gp said stick to one diagnosis. Labels aren't that important and the medication prescribed is often similar.
My psychiatrist has said in the future that all MI will be considered closely related. Consider a pie and a slice of it is people with MI. The whole pie is the world's population.
I would really appreciate your feedback. G x
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
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Hello @FamilyHead, @Former-Member, @Heart, @Gezza
you are sooo right @Heart xx
hello @Gezza
As for multiple diagnosis -- my hubby has been diagnosed with lots of things , but was given medication for something totally different
many symptoms of MI change over time , what you might of had when you were younger changes over the years ,
not sure if this answers your question , if not , please classifry it for me xx
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GezzaContributor
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Hi Shaz. Thanks. All I can go on is my own experience and what my psychiatrist tells me. I had my first psychosis in 1997, aged 33, though probably things weren't going well before that. My gp had seen me before 1997 but never diagnosed a mental illness
It did take a few years after 1997 before I was diagnosed SAD after subsequent psychosis episodes. G x
It did take a few years after 1997 before I was diagnosed SAD after subsequent psychosis episodes. G x
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GezzaContributor
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Hi, I have been thinking about what someone wrote on this forum about Brief Psychotic Lapses. This seems a bit like me though will check with my Psychiatrist. If anyone can provide me more information that would be good. Also are psychosis symptoms only either delusions or hallucinations or are there other symptoms? Thanks G
