Can this be a sign of depression...?!
Question: I know I'm depressed, I've been diagnosed but not currently seeing a psychiatrist or on any meds. But my question is can visual hallucinations and paranoia be signs of depression? I think it more than depression but not sure. If someone could let me know that's be great, thanks.
Answers: I know I'm depressed, I've been diagnosed but not currently seeing a psychiatrist or on any meds. But my question is can visual hallucinations and paranoia be signs of depression? I think it more than depression but not sure. If someone could let me know that's be great, thanks.
It is possible in severe major depression to have paranoia and hallucinations. It is not necessary a sign of anything else.
If the medication did this, you should tell the doctor right away so he can take you off of that and use something different.
Personally I think that if you are depressed and it is not Bi-Polar disorder, that you need to talk to a therapist and explore what is making you depressed.
sounds more like schizophrenia. but then again i practically failed psychology.
You probably really need to see your doctor again...that could be more than just depression.
Yes..
That same stuff happens to me. I haven't been to a doctor. But I have the same symptoms you are talking about. I think sometimes life can just stress you out SO much that stuff like that happens... Its scarey. What I do is... Just go insane sometimes, Break things! thats what I do... Or run.
See a psychiatrist, try a drug called Mirtazapine,no side effects, works great. I have taken many anti-depressants of and on, this past year because of my mom is very ill.... They all made me sick or didn't do any good. So, I kept trying different ones, all I had to do was take one 2 or 3 times, and I knew they weren't right for me.
Hallucinations: I think that could be something more serious, like Bi Polar or schitzophrenia, which can both be treated, with a good outcome. Take good care of yourself... Niki
Does that seem like a good idea to go looking for another drug dealer to screw with your brain? Don't you think you were better off when you were merely depressed? If you feel the need to put your brain in the hands of another doctor, perhaps you should try a naturopath who won't stick your poor body with more drugs to make things even worse.
Before you move on to other psychiatric medication condsider readong up on hormone imbalances. Psychiatric illness is slowly discovering that many conditions are based and regulated by hormones. Do some searches of your own and look up things like hormones and bipolar for example.
Those symptoms are MORE than depression. It is my opinion the medical community takes a backward approach to mental changes. They go from psychiatric to other rather than psychiatry as the last option. It happens frequently to men and women and I work every day to try and share my experience and hopefully it will help one person not end up in my shoes.
I agree with tonks_op on this one. When a person feels depressed, the mind can find all sorts of ways to try and deal with the feelings. A lot of the "symptoms" of depression are just failed attempts to cope that the mind comes up with on it's own.
One thing I try to do around here is help people replace the failed attempts to cope (self harming, addictive behaviors, or in your case trying to feel in control by being VERY watchful of your surroundings which I suspect would explain the paranoia and seeing things from the corner of your eye) with ones that work better.
Honestly, while psychiatrists work for some people, and modern medicine can be amazing, I've seen people who were saved from years of depression by a meditation class, or self-hypnosis and positive affirmations. I'm an amateur hypnotist with 20 years experience, and I've "cured" people in 2 1 hour sessions.
What I'm saying is, there are a LOT of options available to you other than altering your brain chemistry that may do the job for you. Have you explored other options?
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THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING by Norman Vincent Peale. It's a classic on how to stop worrying about things and start really living. Any library will have copies. It's more Christian than Ned Flanders, but don't let that put you off right away, give it a chance. It's about how what WE CHOSE TO THINK ABOUT is more important than what happens to us. Having the right attitude makes all the difference.