yes I have that to. You are not alone.

Hello Grace. Welcome to DS.

Yes, I have. In my own case, the hallucinations and psychosis are part of what led to a PTSD dx. There has been debate over whether to declare the BP an official misdiagnosis, but I picked up allot of effective therapy tools in BP therapy. I don't want to invalidate those tools in a paper shuffle.

i am bipolar 1 with psychotic tendencies hear voices all of the time have had visual and tactile also these are scary and i have learned to live with the voices when i say all of the time they have become my friends i almost feel like they are family i talk to them all of the time one doc said i may be hearing my own thoughts it is what it is meds do not touch them so i live with it not in therapy will be soon i was diagnosed 40 yrs ago and have been bipolar for life the voices started in the hospital and never left so that was one benefit of being hospitalized lol

Welcome to the board Grace.... This is a good group.....

I am BP 2 but we have a number of people here who have BP 1 as well as Schizo affective disorder


Big hug.... I'm glad that you've found us.....xo

Thank you for commenting, it’s good to know I’m not the only one. It’s good also to hear how others are treated for it. I’m really curious about that. Thanks again!

Grace

Can anyone tell me how you are being treated for psychosis?

Grace

hi Grace

i also have psychotic features to my depression and PTSD. i was also misdiagnosed with BP for quite some time.

i take antipsychotic medication. it works for the hallucinations even if it makes me sleepy and hungry. i figure it's a fair trade to the voices telling me to kill myself 1000 times a day.

I've had hallucinations while in severe mixed states. I've seen spiders and cats that werent there and I've heard voices. I am treated with antipsychotics but I've had hallucinations while on them until I found the right one/dose.

Thanks for your comment. I am also on anti psychotics and they do help. When it gets bad I have a treatment or a few and it all goes away. Well, till next time anyways.
Thanks

BrokenGrace, what do you mean by "have a treatment" I'm curious.

Kat

sullen kitty, what med have you found that works? I have been searching for over 30yrs. all help appreciated,

broken grace, do you mean ect?if so doe it work well for you?

Yep, I get ECT. It has been the only thing that helps when it gets bad. People think it’s bad but it’s really not. It saves me.

what does ect do for mania ?? thought i would ask

I really don’t know. I get it for psychosis.