paranoia and psychosis - Bipolar Disorder Message Board

BrianKosh · 10-20-2004, 05:17 AM

Anyone had any issues with paranoia as in mistrust of professionals, law enforcement, political idiots and maybe the lesser issues of, well basically not trusting anyone.. ?
and psychotic like issues as well? no, no voices telling me stuff... how about memory loss, short term.. and the feeling I have asked this question a few hundred times.. lack of concentration, inability to spell word.. or basically, reacting as how can I phrase this... freezing up like a deer in headlights.. easily confused by too many buttons on the TV remote control... (that wasn't a joke..) WHILE taking LAMICTAL..??

Lonely810810 · 10-20-2004, 06:25 AM

not taking the med you discussed but everything you said I have encountered.Howevermy paranoia is health officials.I thought that my doc and psy were both hired to kill me.Plus I am very smart but for some reason I stutter and I can't remember simple words when I talk.Just like you said I freeze up.My husband is like whoa what's the matter with you.I can't explain it other than the meds I am on.I take trileptal 1800mg zoloft 25mg
abilify 15mg xanax 2mg.This is in one day how much meds I take.I think it is alot but it helps me get through the day......So this is just a line to let you know I feel the same way.....

analog2000 · 10-20-2004, 09:56 AM

My husband went through a period where he was extremely paranoid, fearful, and mistrustful of the people around him. It was centered on his doctors. It started out okay, where he just thought the docs/meds weren't helping him (at that time he wasn't doing well). Then he started to think they were huring him, but then he crossed the line and started to believe that his doctors were deliberately trying to hurt him, make him worse. After a few weeks, these feelings spread to everyone around him, including his boss, co-workers, family, even me.

It was a very bad time. It was upsetting for all of us around him, especially me. I was so hurt that he would think this way, after all I was doing to try and help him. It was hard for me to remember that he wasn't doing it to hurt me.

Eventually (after about 2 months) his medication regimen got straightened out, and one of the new atypical anti-psychotics was added (Geodone). It has been a godsend. For the first time in years, he seems able to relax, and doesn't automatically mistrust everyone he meets.

There is hope, just keep on trying.

Good luck.