Encyclopedia: Psychotic Depression
Psychotic depression is one of the most severe forms of the general depressive diseases in which the person experiences moments of delusional or paranoid being. During such an episode, synesthesia may occur, including audio-visual hallucinations and erratic behavior. Psychotic depression is a chronic, cyclic condition. In general, the patient may have unremarkable general depressive episodes marked by moments of extreme psychosis. Suicide is most prevalent in patients affected by psychotic...
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I'm taking Risperdal for having a psychotic episode which the psychiatrist claims it was due...
does the label matter? Try not and get hung up on a label and just be happy a medicine is making you feel better. Labels mean nothing but...
Asked by guinnessman2007 - 6 months ago
I have Psychotic Depression, but I would like to know specifically what is the difference...
In depression with psychotic features, a person's depression is accompanied by delusions or hallucinations. Often these are filled with self-hate or expectations of being punished. (Delusions are patently absurd or...
Asked by cady4evr - 24 months ago
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psychotic depression
psychotic episodes. How many of you have had this problem? I have hallucinations (intense but not scary if anyone here besides me has this problem. Statistics show that 1 in 4 depressed patients seen have
Aug 15, 2005
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Psychotic Depression
smoke Mary Jane anymore... But I need out of this depressive state... Anyway, maybe I should trick myselves out of this depressive state. Keep Busy like a Busy Bee. I just don't know anymore...
Aug 15, 2008
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am I with schizophrenic?
Hi Hoshenc, You could have psychotic depression which means depression with psychosis hearing voices, seeing things, delusional ideas. From what I've read, people with psychotic depression take
Jun 28, 2008
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Psychotic breakdown
Do all people with bipolar or any other mental illnesses suffer from a breakdown? I for one never had one. I was speaking...
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Antipsychotics for Depression?
Can antipsychotics worsen depression? I mean giving antipsychotics to a person who has no psychotic features ?
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effects of zyprexa
this past weekend my son had a psychotic episode due to a toxic reaction to pcp. he has since been put on zyprexa, 10 mg ...
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Has anyone with psychotic depression ever fully recovered?
fully recovered? I cant really say, im 16. Ill know if i fully recovered when Im too old to remember my first name and its finally my turn to die. You can never be fully...
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Anyone got any experience with Clozapine? I'm thinking of starting...
I'm sorry to hear about the pain you're going through. I hope the Clozapine works for you. Have you tried the new med called Abilify. It's an anti-psychotic that works well for me in combination with...
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