Schizophrenia/schizoaffective: The good, the bad and the Ugly

@Queenie Awww! Have to say that I am a wee bit jealous Queenie 🙂 Hope it all stays manageable.

Hey @Bunniekins!!!!!

Fancy finding you here! 😄 😄 😄

I think this should be manageable because it is only elevation, not full blown mania. I've still managed to sleep last night for about four hours. Do you ever find when you are elevated you don't feel hungry? My Mrs keeps on telling me to eat but I don't feel hungry. 🙂

@Queenie Yes when I was manic 99% of the time I was as thin as a rack. It was great! bring it on 😛

Hahaha I've been told to "buzz off" by the Mrs as I kept bothering her she said. I've been exiled to listen to loud music in the bedroom. One woman party happening right here right now! Just because she discovered I've been online shopping again! She changed my ebay password PMSL!!!!

Hi everyone I also have schizoaffective disorder and have gained weight. I am pretty much resigned to a life of medication as my thoughts were too disturbed to go without it.

I go up and down quite a bit but overall I am OK 🙂

Hello everyone! Thanks for starting this thread! I'm a sufferer and have been battling my illness since I was a teenager as far as I can trace it back. I was diagnosed with Schizophrenia at 21, and have thankfully been medicated ever since. The medication makes the symptoms far more managable, although I think there will always be some of it going on. I even have moments where I forget about my symptoms and my illness, and start feeling like a fraud. It isn't until my next bad moment that it all comes flooding back. My friend used the analogy of how in summer, you forget how it could have ever been cold enough to use a heater. Then winter comes around, and you can't understand needing air conditioning. It seemed quite fitting. Anyway, that's a basic introduction about me, i'd love to hear about everyone else!

Hi @Moriarty @Queenie @Bunniekins just wanted to see how you all are coming into Spring?

Hi @moriarty and welcome to the boards (I don't think I've met you before) 🙂

@Lilyq at the change of seasons from Summer to Winter and Winter to Summer, I always seem to go haywire. I'm not sure if it is the weather, the environment or people's attitude to seasons, but it happens every single time. I remain medicated but still go somewhat out of control this time of year. I guess it takes insight to know what is happening and for the most part even when these blips happen, I still have insight these days.I am thankful for that.

That's unusual @Queenie never heard of that happening before, maybe some kind of seasonal disorder.

Me I am enjoying the warmer weather and looking forward to a road trip the day after tomorrow.

I thought it was something like SAD (seasonal affective disorder) @Lilyq, but my psychiatrist says it is not unusual with people living with bipolar type schizoaffective to have mood shifts and psychoses during change of season. Not sure why as he didn't really go into it but he said it could form the basis of some of my mood cycles. I usually enjoy the warmer weather too, but have a tendency to go high followed by a depression.

Anyhoo enough about me, I hope your road trip is fabulous and full of adventure! Enjoy!