superjonboy
25-03-10, 16:24
Hi.
I've not been on the Health Anxiety board for a while.
My problems are generally around a fear of mental illness. Schizophrenia or the mania of bipolar e.t.c
I don't think I've ever been psychotic, but there are things I've done in the past that could be highlighted as maic or hypomanic - I had a bad gambling/spending problem. I took out loans and had credit cards and ended up in about £17k worth of debt. Its paid off now but I still get urges. My wife said if I ever go into the bookies again that will be it for us, so I've kept away.
I've recently been changed from 40mg Citalopram to 50mg Sertraline. I'm on my 12th day of the sertraline now and I keep really worrying that it will make me manic or psychotic. The medication was prescribed by the consultant psychiatrist and she gave me a 45 minute appointment so my rational thought is that if there was any hint of anything other than anxiety/depression she would have addressed it. I expressed my worries of psychosis and she said it didnt look like it was going in that direction.
Last night I really thought I was becomig psychotic. I felt so weird. I really don't know how to get over this fear. I see it as only a maatter f time before I become bipolar or psychotic.
John
I've not been on the Health Anxiety board for a while.
My problems are generally around a fear of mental illness. Schizophrenia or the mania of bipolar e.t.c
I don't think I've ever been psychotic, but there are things I've done in the past that could be highlighted as maic or hypomanic - I had a bad gambling/spending problem. I took out loans and had credit cards and ended up in about £17k worth of debt. Its paid off now but I still get urges. My wife said if I ever go into the bookies again that will be it for us, so I've kept away.
I've recently been changed from 40mg Citalopram to 50mg Sertraline. I'm on my 12th day of the sertraline now and I keep really worrying that it will make me manic or psychotic. The medication was prescribed by the consultant psychiatrist and she gave me a 45 minute appointment so my rational thought is that if there was any hint of anything other than anxiety/depression she would have addressed it. I expressed my worries of psychosis and she said it didnt look like it was going in that direction.
Last night I really thought I was becomig psychotic. I felt so weird. I really don't know how to get over this fear. I see it as only a maatter f time before I become bipolar or psychotic.
John