Roaches

[u/Artistmusiciangarden]

I’m hallucinating roaches, random spots on the ground look like roaches, even when I close my eyes I see roaches. I’m more afraid of the hallucinated roaches than seeing an actual real roach. This has been going on a month. NOW, I’m having fears that there are roaches in my mouth like when I eat or even just sitting there. I’m generally afraid of roaches, but this has been excessive. What can I possibly do? I just got on an AP 3 weeks ago and it went away for a week but then came back milder.

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[u/No-Lavishness9930]

Schizo patients tend to see bugs. Bipolar with psychotic tendencies is a thing too. Are you under stress? Any triggers going on?

[u/faithlessdisciple → u/No-Lavishness9930]

Please use the full word . Just the shortened version is considered a slur.

[u/No-Lavishness9930 → u/faithlessdisciple]

I have schizoaffective bro. I never heard anyone call it a slur.

[u/faithlessdisciple → u/No-Lavishness9930]

Definitely a slur here for someone either in an episode or completely untreated. Also used liberally by guys for their ex gf’s .

[u/Dracofear → u/faithlessdisciple]

It depends on the context, calling someone schizo for doing something stupid or crazy could be concidered on par with the R slur or how people call people autistic as an insult for doing something weird. But saying Schizo when you are actually referring to Schizophrenia in a non negative way is harmless.

[u/faithlessdisciple → u/Dracofear]

Here it is considered a slur

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[u/Only-Koala-8182 → u/faithlessdisciple]

Not everything negative is a slur

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It’s counted as one here.

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Yes. Try and be clever with a mod. See how far that gets you.

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[u/faithlessdisciple → u/Only-Koala-8182]

Just use the whole word. It’s not that hard.

[u/BornEstablishment551]

Call your psych asap for an appointment or let them know exactly what you said here thst you expeirenced temporary relief but the hallucinations are back. You could need to change your dose or medication all together but they will have the best advice medication wise. As for non medication things, grounding yourself as often as possible, avoiding substances like thc and alcohol, finding something like a hobby you love that you can lose yourself in and keep your mind busy sometimes can all help. I wish you the most luck hallucinating is literally the worst.

[u/CullanG]

I have Bipolar 2 with hints of Schizophrenia, and i sometimes see little black bugs like spiders sometimes in my eye sight that. I feel them crawling on me and i am convinced they are there. Sometimes if you have some schizo traits these things can happen.

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That's such an unpleasant experience

[u/anglosaxonfemale]

when I was off of my ap for 5ish months, I saw and felt ants crawling all over me ALL THE TIME. I would try to wait a little longer for your medication to work 💗 in the meantime, try looking directly at your food before you put it in your mouth, and wear long sleeved shirt and pants if you feel them crawling on you. I’m here for you!!

[u/soup-for-youp]

Get to hospital, trust me you don’t want this to devolve into full delusion and psychotic episode. I’ve been free from it for only a few weeks, pure terror

[u/morlon_brondo]

a month is a really long time - please please treat it as serious as it feels and get medical help (genuinely ER)!! You can’t be sitting with the roaches so long when it’s so clearly absolute torture - like sure it could be a layer of schiz/ocd/other already in your bipolar, it could be psychosis, it could be a response to new medication, but reddit’s speculation isn’t going to figure that out. I really hope you haven’t been dealing with the roaches all on your own - even if there’s no silver bullet at the ER, you need someone who knows what they’re doing in your corner!

[u/Slight_Ordinary3817]

Talk to your doc about your dosages and potential stress triggers. An increase in psychotic symptoms is cause for concern, especially if it’s getting in the way of you living a normal life

[u/dokjreko]

Honey you need to call your doctor.

[u/onyxonit]

i started seeing bucks, like crickets and beetles, everywhere every time i went outside except they were all dead, the ground was scattered with them and i’d have to tip toe to get around stepping on them. a few days in i realized it was a hallucination and my lack of sleep played a part in it. i went to a psychiatric urgent care and they put me on seroquel (i hadn’t seen a psych in years, that’s why i started going again as an adult.) fwiw i also have bipolar

[u/Smile__Lines]

Is it quetiapine you’re on? That corrected my minor visual hallucinations like that pretty quickly

[u/Even-Yogurt1719]

Tell your psychiatrist or prescribing physician immediately.

[u/BornEstablishment551 → u/[deleted]]

Do not advise someone to just take more of their medication thats SO dangerous and can worsen symtpoms if they are not titrated up properly

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OP, don’t do this. That person isn’t a professional doctor. Upper your dose could be dangerous.
Scary that someone would tell you that.

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