Schizophrenia Support Group

Schizophrenia is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental disorder characterized by impairments in the perception of reality and by significant social dysfunction. Untreated schizophrenia is typically characterized by demonstrating disorganized thinking and experiencing delusions or auditory hallucinations.

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hallucinations while on meds?

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i'm on high dosages of both abilify & seroquel & still the other night i had the worst visual hallucinations i've ever had. it was awful, scary & sent me into panic attacks. i had to call the local crisis line. i've been sleeping with their phone number next to my bed ever since. i also have to have a light on in every room at night so i don't see shadows if i have to use the bathroom or whatever. does anyone else have these problems?

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When I was younger I overdosed on sleeping pills and an evil blue figure came and told me to come with him. Ever since that day I have been scared of him coming back and sometimes believe I see things in the closet. I don't really see things but that day haunts me completly.
How I fight it is I try to tell myself he doesn't exist. That he or his minions are not watching me.
Try to believe that the shadows are a figment of your imagination and try not to be afraid of them.
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when i was on risperidone it didnt touch my hallucinations, so you may need to discuss a meds change with your pdoc. it wasnt until i was put on zyprexa that mine pretty much stopped so it might be a matter of finding the right meds for you. hope you feel better soon, im here if you wanna chat x
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What kind of hallucination?
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my freind sees stuff like us hes neva relly been on meds he just sead bye a pair or dark shaded sun shades and u cant see them as long as uv got them on he neva t8kes his of only if he hast to
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when my illness first started I had lots of problems like this. I couldn't understand it and thought everything was real, but yeah, I still get frightened of shadows. My kids just laugh. It's ok, it really is.
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