Paranoid? Diagnosed by psych... Am I crazy?!

Paranoid? Diagnosed by psych... Am I crazy?

Last wk the doc diagnosed me as paranoid. I translate that to crazy. I have only told my mom & husband, which I think is a big mistake. What is other's find out? Does this mean I am crazy? He said I'd have to take meds forever? I don't want this label. I don't want the meds, but have noticed a change in everything when I take. Life isn't as bad or overwhelming. Not like things are great either, but manageable, whereas before too much.

I am unwilling to give in to the diagnosis. What should I do? Seek natural cures?

Everything so far makes me tired, all the time. I sleep 12hours of everyday, and I have kids, not good. I've tried 3 different meds already. I don't want to be a zombie or sleep my life away. How am I going to go to work like this? Any Advice/Suggestions

1 month ago
Thyroid just fine, had it check 2xs. No issue there.

I have had thoughts of harming my husband, I would never want to go through with them, and think they are natural (?)

Doc only said paranoid. He makes me paranoid cause he doesn't want to give me more info or even talk. Maybe it could be something else if he gave me a chance to explain.

I hate psychs they just want to hand out meds. 2nd opinion... do you know how hard it was for me to get this psych? I don't have 2more months to wait.

If you have the diagnosis of being paranoid, there are only two reasons for the diagnosis...severe anxiety and paranoid schizophrenia. In either case, the meds are your best bet. Paranoia makes a person feel as if others are out to get them. If your diagnosis is paranoid schizophrenia, this is happening because there is damage occurring in the brain and it will worsen over time. For some people with this condition, the damage gets so severe that they will actually harm others because they think they're being harmed or going to be harmed, when nothing could be further from the truth.

The meds in turn help your brain to perceive reality more normally so you are better able to judge others' actions and realize that you're not going to be harmed.

Take the diagnosis the doctor gave you and look it up online. Read about it in books from a library.

I have a cousin who has the diagnosis and for years he didn't want to take the meds either because the made him groggy. Then, as the disease progressed and he felt more paranoid, he took a butcher knife to his wife who just barely escaped their apartment. He left hack marks in the brickwork outside their door. That helped him wake up to the realization that the meds really are a fact of life for him and he's been on them (and stable) ever since.

Give the meds some time. Usually your body has to adjust to them, and that can take a few weeks. Keep trying different meds and different dose levels until you find one that works for you. It's a lot better than striking out at someone you love when that's the last thing you'd do when you're feeling well or on the meds.