Question 1

what does someone being floridly psychotic mean?

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Floridly psychotic: Floridly  means that they are blatantly or very obviously psychotic.

Question 2

what can cause a psychotic relapse?

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Going off  meds: going off meds or taking street drugs. talk  to your doctor if you're afraid you're having slip[page

Question 3

can someone define psychotic for me?

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With psychosis: A person who is psychotic suffers from a mental disorder that causes them to lose tough with reality. It may be manifest by delusions, hallucinations, and personality changes.

Question 4

how can i tell if i'm actually psychotic?

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By consulting psychi: You need to consult with a psychiatrist who can take your whole history. Isolated """psychotic symptoms may be clinically meaningless, so i think reciting them all here would be doing you a disservice if you were just having an isolated psychological event. It. Can even be difficult for even a seasoned psychiatrist to tell if someone is psychotic. In those cases we obtain projective psychological testing to determine whether someone has a more subtle psychosis. Many people have psychosis like symptoms but are not actually psychotic. There is also such a thing as a pseudo-psychosis. Please consult with a psychiatrist because this is a very delicate subject. Fortunately the treatments are often quite effective.

Question 5

what does "with psychotic features" mean?

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Mental disorder plus: Psychosis basically is referring to a host of symptoms that are seen in many psychiatric disorders.  Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized behaviors and what are called negative symptoms ( flatness of affect, lack of energy,  and slowed thinking). 
With psychotic features means mental disorder + 2 or more of the above present for significant portion of time in one month.

Question 6

how to tell if i have a psychotic relapse?

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Psychotic relapse: In psychotic relapse, the symptoms you had before treatment would return.  This can be paranoia, delusions, hallucinations, thought disorder, etc.  If you were bipolar you could also have mood problems like depression or mania.

Question 7

psychotic-like symptoms becoming unmanageable. help?

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Psychotic sxs: Wow.  Sorry to hear. You didn't say if you were on an antipsychotic or not.  There are really great ones out now that have minimal and sometimes no side effects.  The best thing you can do is get to a doc or an emergency room.  Mental health centers that have sliding scales are available all over the country, but you might have to wait for appointment.  If severe right now, i'd advise going to er.

Question 8

what are the signs that happen before you become psychotic ?

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Various: Psychosis has both positive and negative signs.  Positive signs are hallucinations and delusions as well as confused thinking.  Negative symptoms include lack of goal oriented behavior and restricted emotions. If someone is experiencing any of the above it is possible they are in the early stages of psychosis.  If you have such concerns consult with a mental health professional.

Question 9

could i have a psychotic relapse even though i'm taking my medications?

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Yes: Though uncommon when stable, it can occur while on meds it can be random or due to stress.It occurs in formal thought disorders(schizophrenia) and psychotic bipolar disoders or psychotic depressions. Usually an increase in medication dosage is enough to correct it. Sometimes a change in medication is needed. Changing a med one has been on a long time isn't advised. Increase it.

Question 10

if i , sometimes , completely disconnect from a situation that i am actually living and replace it for something else am i psychotic?

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Abnormal. : Psychosis is defined as abnormal thought process. Being the way you are does not make you psychotic. However, if it bothers you, you really need to see your doctor. Get evaluated soon.

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