Question 1

what are the main symptoms of psychosis?

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Break with reality: Delusions-false, fixed ideas, voices, thought insertion, broadcasting, ideas of reference (the tv is talking about you), thought blocking, tangential thoughts, loosely associated thoughts, apathy, self-referential thiinking, flat affect...These are the main symptoms of psychosis, which can be caused by many things, not just schizophrenia.

Question 2

what are different types of psychosis symptoms?

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Thinking and senses: Psychosis interferes with how you experience the world and how you think about the world: hallucinations can be heard, seen, felt, smelt or tasted. Problems thinking can lead to paranoid, grandiose or supernatural in nature.  If you believe you or someone you know may be psychotic, please seek a medical or mental health evaluation. There are many causes and many good treatments. Hope this helps.

Question 3

what meds are useful for the symptoms of psychosis?

Accepted Answer

Antipsychotics: Antipsychotics are well established as the most effect treatment for psychosis.  Sometimes other medications may be used in addition, for example, if someone is psychotically depressed.  But, the mainstay for treating psychosis itself is an antipsychotic.

Question 4

what are the symptoms of psychosis and what happens next?

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Thought disorder: Psychosis means that a person has lost some touch with reality. This can mean a problem thinking logically and in an organized way, or having hallucinations or delusions (false beliefs that people think are real).  Medications are the best treatment, but staying connected to people who care about you is also important. People often get worse for a time then better for a time, so stay in treatment!

Question 5

how long before the apparence of psychosis  appear the first symptoms?

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Symptoms appear 1st: Symptoms occur of misinterpretation of reality, or inappropriate responses to stimulation, then a psychiatrist will evaluate the person to determine a correct diagnosis, and begin a treatment plan to,correct the underlying malady.

Question 6

if a person is on medication for psychosis what does it mean to have a slight persistent symptom that last a few sekonds a day?

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KEEP GOING!: Medications may not be 100% but stick with it and work with psychiatrist and therapy. See what is a trigger.

Question 7

is it a symptom of psychosis to take everything the wrong way and misinterpret people's intentions? and take everything extremely seriously?

Accepted Answer

Can't say with this: limited history. The person may be overly sensitive or naturally a bit on the paranoid side. The only way to know if this is actually due to psychosis is via comprehensive psychiatric evaluation. Take care.

Question 8

what are some early signs and symptoms of psychosis?

Accepted Answer

New thoughts: Great but hard question.  Generally, those with emerging psychosis find themselves having "interesting, " "silly, " or "unusual" thoughts that they may or may not find distressing.  They may become more alert to what's going on around them and more apt to personalize, e.g., assume people across the room whispering to each other are talking about them.  Others may find it harder to follow the logic.

Question 9

how does abilify (aripiprazole) decrease symptoms of psychosis?

Accepted Answer

Stablizing Dopamine: In theory, psychosis is caused by excess Dopamine activity in certain key brain areas.  Abilify (aripiprazole), (aripiprazole) a partial agonist at d2 receptors, might work to treat psychotic symptoms by blocking Dopamine when and where there is too much, and increasing Dopamine when and where there is too little.  In addition to this unique mechanism, Abilify (aripiprazole) also has strong activity on the neurotransmitter serotonin.

Question 10

are negative symptoms of psychosis related to low dopamine levels?

Accepted Answer

Negative symptoms: Negative symptoms of schizophrenia or other psychotic disease are social withdrawal, lack of motivation, anhedonia, flat affect, cognitive failing. The most likely explanation is that there is some structural damage to the prefrontal cortex, affected glutamate pathways, and/or serotonin deficiencies. There is still need for research in that area.

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