So, a little bit on dealing with Schizoaffective disorder.
I haven't written about this in quite a while.
If had my up's and down's the last few months.
mostly because we have been trying different meds, and dosses.
One thing about trying to medicate schizoaffective disorder is that it's essentially a mix of schizophrenia, Major depression, Bi-polar, anxiety, and a whole bunch of other stuff.
So medicating is hard because you have to not only find what works, and at what dose, but what meds do and do not mix.
I've been doing a bit better overall. The regiment of meds that we worked out seem to be doing the trick.
There are still some side effects, but they are well worth it compaired to how bad i am with out them.
Been working real well with my therapist. We get along real well, which for me takes some time to do.
One thing I really like about him is that rather than most of any other therapist 've had, where they just gave me a bunch to read, and tried to tackle every thing at once. Barret and i worked out taking 1 thing, take baby steps and practice that till I get more comfortable with it, then another etc.
But over all I've been doing rather well.
The only time I really have a problem is when I first wake up.
Voices, halucinations, paranoia, suicidal thoughts etc. but I'll take my meds, and my coffee, then in about an hour, I start to feel much better. And that little window of hell is just fine since I don't now have it all day and night.
OK. so I guess this went longer than "a little bit", but it just felt to be writing something positive with my disorder.
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callmedubious
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Dec 13, 2018
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2 of the sweetest friends I've ever had IRL have had schizophrenia. One was a childhood soulmate. I scream cried for 2 weeks when I discovered he had passed.
From what I can tell, you're a good egg, Tristan. Wishing only good things for you.
Qualia
Level 8
Dec 13, 2018
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Thank you, that really means a lot.
I did the same when my closest long time friend passed.
I've dealt with death my whole life and it never really bothered me, but when Marc passed, I really felt like part of me went with him.
@TristanNuvo When the love is that deep they take a part of you with them.
My friend and I had a pact that if we found ourselves old and single, that we would marry each other.
I always felt like he was the only person on earth who ever really understood me & was ok with my "quirks".
Really a wonderful sweet person. I do recall him telling me the horrible risks & side effects with the Rx he was given to manage it.
One thing that gave me pause was he had to sleep with the tv on. We would have had to have had separate bedrooms lol. I can only do white noise with a fan.
I have asked professionals what causes this disorder. I have gotten a variety of answers from DNA to environment even traumatic injury. What do you think causes it? The main reason I ask is that my twins mother has it.
azzow2
Level 9
Dec 13, 2018
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To be honest I'm not sure.
I've had it all my life, but it was very faint when I was younger, and has progressed the older I have gotten.
It doesn't run in my family as far as I know, my parents split up when I was younger, and I never saw my father's side of the family after that, so I can't be sure.
Then again, when my father was around, he was very abusive to me.
My grand mother on my mothers side did have bouts of bi-polar, they called it manic depression back then, but she was the only one on that side of the family.
So to be honest after a lot of thinking and therapy, I still have no idea.
Schizoaffective disorder is a relitivelly new diagnosis. it's been around a long time, but was always diagnosed as schizophrenic, or manic depressive. it wasn't till about 2 decades ago that they really began to understand what it is, and that it's a bit of both.
that's another reason why it's hard to medicate, they are still trying to figure out HOW to medicate.
ATM, it's usually a combo of a few different meds, one for each symptom.
So since the diagnosis is fairly new, it may take a while to figure that out.
Very positive movement! Good for you!!! I too found a doctor who tackled one thing at a time.
Lillyfield41
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Dec 13, 2018
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