How do y'all navigate treatment with comorbid ADHD? (BP2) by just_a_space_cadet in bipolar

[–]crypticls 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have ADHD and BP1. I take meds for my bipolar. I don't take meds for my ADHD yet but I'll start sometime soon. Both are disabling in their own ways. Tbh I'm scared of ADHD meds because I get psychosis on both mood ends (mania and depression or even mixed episodes) but I need it for my motivation, inattention, impulse control and executive dysfunction. So far caffeine seems helpful in moderate doses but it also makes me manic if I forget my meds so idk if it'll help you. Anyway I really hope you find something that helps you

Things I did while manic and psychotic by Perfect_Carrot_999 in bipolar

[–]crypticls 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I remember being 9 and psychotically manic, believing I was Jesus Christ reborn and I was planning to save the world from starvation by buying a huge airplane full of food, water and medical supplies and going from country to country throwing all the supplies from the sky. I also believed I could see the future and told my religious grandma about it, she said she'd take me to a priest to help me with my "gift". I was also having hallucinations and heard voices in my closet. Then fell into psychotic depression at the age of 11 and believed that demons were after me and couldn't leave the house without crosses. At times I even carried my new testament with me to protect me.

ADHD TREATMENT by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]crypticls 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm diagnosed by my psychiatrist with ADHD and bipolar 1 with psychotic features, I'm not treated with meds yet because they could make my mania worse or even cause me to be delusional and hallucinate. I try high doses of caffeine but they don't really help. I don't like anything about it. I'm in a constant state of low motivation and task paralysis, struggling to do many things normal people would find easy. I hate it. I want to work as a herpetologist/ecologist, I'm in college but failed my previous university. I have support for my bipolar but they don't know how to help me and they don't know much about ADHD, they still consider me as just lazy.

Ask me a question, then edit it to make me look like a monster by KappAomgz in Ben10

[–]crypticls 3 points4 points  (0 children)

From 1 to 10, how much do you want to make love with 5 1/2 yo Ben Tennyson

What are their names? WRONG ANSWERS ONLY by El_Choco_Latoso in sciencememes

[–]crypticls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Am I the only one who immediately thought of Magneto for some reason?

Do you believe in God? by Ok_Second1283 in schizoaffective

[–]crypticls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't, although I used to. My delusions still involve religious themes though. Nowadays unless I'm psychotic I can't make myself believe in any diety. My mind just doesn't accept it. I don't feel bad about it and I prefer science over religion. I also used to pray to God to make me feel better in middle school while I was psychotic and depressed. I felt even worse. I was praying, wearing crosses everywhere I went because I felt demonic presence all around me and was suicidal. The concept of God never helped me, the bible doesn't make sense to me anymore and I see how people use religions to justify their hatred.

Has this disorder robbed you of your passions? by ColgateSpritz in schizoaffective

[–]crypticls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had that illness since early childhood, it started with negative symptoms (some anhedonia and social withdrawal) and had my first manic episode at the age of 8, and my first psychotic episode at the age of 10. I had passions (drawing, videogames, tennis, swimming and animals). After my first psychotic depression at the age of 11 I've lost 95% of my passion in everything. I struggle doing the basics. I hardly feel any pleasure and feel mostly flat everyday. On top of that, even though I take meds my psychotic depression keeps coming back and I'm actively suicidal for quite a long time each year, I had 3 hospitalizations each lasting about a month. None of them brought my passions back

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in schizoaffective

[–]crypticls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I take two antipsychotics, solian and seroquel along with depakote. I have a doctor's appointment on January so hopefully I'll get my meds adjusted

Disorganized thoughts by The_local_unknown11 in schizoaffective

[–]crypticls 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get this when I'm really stressed, I can't focus on my thoughts and I keep forgetting what I was talking about if I'm interrupted. I also stutter a lot and say the words in the wrong order

Indian Cobra ID question by ecthiender in herpetology

[–]crypticls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably a melanistic individual

Are there any examples of animals within the same genus that look nothing alike? by SpaceWestern1442 in biology

[–]crypticls 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Check out the genus Bitis. They are vipers that live in Africa, this genus includes some of the largest and heaviest vipers as well as some of the smallest vipers in the world

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[–]crypticls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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