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Posted by Jed00 on May 6, 2001, at 21:14:12
If you have been treated for psychosis do to manic depression and no longer have any psychotic symptoms and you then drink a moderate amount of alcohol for a while, have you noticed psychosis reappearing because of your alcohol use? Particularly, if you had a lot to drink one night, did you notice any psychosis the next morning which then persists until further antipsychotic drugs are used to treat? Just to be clear, I am *not* referring here to psychosis do to just very, very heavy alcohol use, but because you had psychosis in the past do to manic depression or schizoaffective disorder.
Thank you in advance!
Posted by Anna Laura on May 7, 2001, at 1:41:02
In reply to Does alcohol bring back psychosis?, posted by Jed00 on May 6, 2001, at 21:14:12
> If you have been treated for psychosis do to manic depression and no longer have any psychotic symptoms and you then drink a moderate amount of alcohol for a while, have you noticed psychosis reappearing because of your alcohol use? Particularly, if you had a lot to drink one night, did you notice any psychosis the next morning which then persists until further antipsychotic drugs are used to treat? Just to be clear, I am *not* referring here to psychosis do to just very, very heavy alcohol use, but because you had psychosis in the past do to manic depression or schizoaffective disorder.
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> Thank you in advance!Hi Jed
I noticed my ex brother-in-law relapsing when he indulged in alchol. (He was diagnosed with schizofrenia). A friend of mine is manic-depressive: sometimes he gets worse sometimes he doesn't. I noticed he tends to stay away from alchol though.
I've been psycothic myself (psychotic depression) : i didn't notice any worsening or relapsing while drinking. I do get worse under severe pressure and stress though. I think drinking could be a "stressor" somewhat as well as not getting enough sleep and stuff like that. (Don't take my words for granted , i'm not a doctor, just talking about my personal experience).
That's it. I hope it helped you to clarify the situation a little bit.Take care
Anna Laura
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