Lying to the doctor for hallucinations?

Question

I finally went to a psychiatrist 2 months ago after painfully living with bipolar disorder type 1 for the past 4 years.

He tried Lithium with Lamictal and Straterra for my bipolar and adhd. Didn't work so now he put me on Zoloft and Concerta.

Well its been a week, and I haven't see a difference, but putting that aside, when the doctor asked me if I have any hallucinations i said no.

I do hear things in my head like people talking outside my room when everyone is really sleeping. Thats auditory, I do have taste and smell hallucinations but im not sure if it has more to due with memories( I would be eating like a milky way bar and then i would think about how I was with a girl when I bought that a milky way last time, and then somehow ill taste or smell what we had for dinner the night i got the last milky way bar) So far, I haven't had visual hallucinations, I do see like shadows but its usually the floaties in my eyes. SOMETIMES though I feel like a light flash on the corner of my eye.

Well I lied in fear I am going to be labeled schizophrenic. I then looked online that this might be something called scizoaffectie disorder?

Should I tell my doctor or do I have nothing to worry about? I heard you gotta take A LOT of different combos of medicine for schizoaffective disorder, and im scared to talk to my doc about it when I see him next Saturday.

Answer 1

Don't worry, just tell your doctor. If they know exactly what's going on with you, they'll be able to treat it better.  

Answer 2

yes, sweetie, you have to tell your doctor- don't be upset, I'm sure he will understand. my son has schizoaffective disorder- it has been a problem, but he is starting to find meds that are working. the doc cant treat you properly if you don't tell him everything. and if the meds arent working, keep telling him- eventualy, he will get the right combination, and the right doseage.  

Answer 3

I have the same thing.  Bipolar Disorder Type 1 with psychosis (I'm taking control of it).

I am now in Lamictal only, and was on Seroquel for a while to calm down the hallucinations.  I also heard things just like you did, or my name being called.  Sometimes visual.  Seroquel sucks big time, but it helped me get rid of the problems.  It may not mean that you are schizophrenic, but that you may have psychosis which causes similar symptoms as schizophrenia.

You definitely need mood stabilizers, but you may also need thought organizers.  Seroquel is effective, but again, the side effects suck.  It knocks you out big time for about 12 hours or more, it weakens you, and raises your body temperature, plus it may have worse side effects if you're unlucky.

I recommend you sleep more and relax more.  And try to stop negative thoughts from becoming an obsession.  I feel your pain, it's really hard.  There is a reason why people with Bipolar Disorder have a higher chance of suicide.  The demons can wreak havoc on you.  Make the best to control them.

Do not lie to your psychiatrist about anything, Anything.  Do not take any bad substances, and stop taking anything with caffeine if you do.  Caffeine has a negative effect on us.

Answer 4

its easy to be misdiagnosed and labelled

its more important to get the right help

also read 'please do not label my child' - its not only about children, very informative - maybe get it from the library

read curezone.com and alternativementalhealth.com, very good websites, with some good testimonials (stories of peoples illness, what they went thru and their good outcomes - after getting natural treatment

Answer 5

There's nothing dumber than lying to the guy who prescribes your meds.

You could cause yourself and him trouble.

He's trying to help, and needs all the co-operation he can get.