Schizophrenia related question

[Michal__]

Hi,

I haven't told my psychiatrist (in fear of hospitalization) that I have persistent visual hallucinations.

They cause my eyes to roll which renders me unable to work.

I told him about my eyes rolling upwards and he concluded that it was caused by pills he prescribed before, so he put me off them and gave me new medication which is supposed to combat the "side effects".

 

The problem is that the eyes rolling upwards is caused by hallucinations, not by pill side effects.

 

I can come clean (if I get fired from my job, in case the probably-wrong-treatment doesn't work).

 

It's probably a hard choice I need to make in case it's curable.

[integration journey]

Are you just seeing things but also hearing things that are not supposed to be there? 
 

[Judy2]

2 hours ago, Michal__ said:

Hi,

I haven't told my psychiatrist (in fear of hospitalization) that I have persistent visual hallucinations.

They cause my eyes to roll which renders me unable to work.

I told him about my eyes rolling upwards and he concluded that it was caused by pills he prescribed before, so he put me off them and gave me new medication which is supposed to combat the "side effects".

 

The problem is that the eyes rolling upwards is caused by hallucinations, not by pill side effects.

 

I can come clean (if I get fired from my job, in case the probably-wrong-treatment doesn't work).

 

It's probably a hard choice I need to make in case it's curable.

if a friend told you this, what would you advise them to do?

 

 

my personal opinion is: it's your doctor's job to handle these things professionally and to support you. the hallucinations will, most likely, not go away on their own. therefore, the 'right thing to do', in my opinion, is to open up to your doctor (even if it's hard and it may seem inconvenient to you in one way or another). this will most likely not result in any compulsory hospitalisation (unless you are an acute danger to yourself or others), but they will work together with you to figure out the appropriate ways to help you.

[Michal__]

7 hours ago, integration journey said:

Are you just seeing things but also hearing things that are not supposed to be there? 
 

Just seeing things.

7 hours ago, Judy2 said:

if a friend told you this, what would you advise them to do?

 

 

my personal opinion is: it's your doctor's job to handle these things professionally and to support you. the hallucinations will, most likely, not go away on their own. therefore, the 'right thing to do', in my opinion, is to open up to your doctor (even if it's hard and it may seem inconvenient to you in one way or another). this will most likely not result in any compulsory hospitalisation (unless you are an acute danger to yourself or others), but they will work together with you to figure out the appropriate ways to help you.

Thanks for the reply. I'll update you.

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