can i only be psychotic during night sleeptime?

[Monica Jansen]

I have a tendenses to shout in nights. I usualy waking up without remember it and shouting loud in up to 10 seconds. It often sounds like i see something or experiencing something unnormal. Is it possible since i stopped abilify and fluoxetine for a week and a half ago cold turkey that i going psychotic during sleep? I have stopped them with a phsyciater. The reason i know i do this shouting is that i record my sounds with a "sleeptalk recorder" app on my phone.

Edited August 30, 2014 by Monica Jansen

[OliverB]

Night terrors? I know they can happen after stop taking a medication. I had sleep paralysis after stop taking abilify and fluoxetine (I was taking both at the same time, and I stopped both), but my sister had night terrors when she stopped fluoxetine.

 

She woke up screaming and the next morning she didn't remember it. It happened to her for a month. My sleep paralysis just lasted a week.

 

It is diagnosed as a disorder only if it is not caused by a medication or medical condition.

 

 

Maybe...can you ask your pdoc?

Edited August 30, 2014 by Bixo

[Monica Jansen]

Yes im going to ask him 23 september.

[dianthus]

I had some weird residual sleep effects after stopping Abilify.  The best way to describe it was that I would wake up in the night and still feel very "dreamlike."  I also had some very paranoid ideation one night, but again, it was after being awoken in the middle of the night.  I haven't experienced anything like it before or since.

 

What you're describing doesn't sound at all like psychosis-- what makes you think it is?

 

Medication discontinuation can do weird things that stick around for awhile, so I wouldn't be surprised if it remits.   Not quitting your meds cold turkey may have helped with these effect a little bit.

 

There's also a chance that it's your symptoms returning.  It's going to be hard to tell for a few weeks, probably, until things settle down a bit. 

[CeremonyNewOrder]

I often hear voices when I'm sleeping. Why did you stop the medication? Are you going to go on something else?

[Monica Jansen]

I often hear voices when I'm sleeping. Why did you stop the medication? Are you going to go on something else?

I stopped bechause the pills made my mouth dry and i got tired. I dont think i going to try other pills. I also often hearing voices during sleep and i also hearing music and songs during sleep. But only sometimes when im oversleeping too long.

Edited August 30, 2014 by Monica Jansen

[dianthus]

If you have serious mental illness, dry mouth and fatigue really aren't reason enough to stop treatment.  What are you being treated for?  How long were you on the medications?  I don't understand why you're stopping treatment over side effects that can be addressed various ways.

[Monica Jansen]

If you have serious mental illness, dry mouth and fatigue really aren't reason enough to stop treatment.  What are you being treated for?  How long were you on the medications?  I don't understand why you're stopping treatment over side effects that can be addressed various ways.

I only was treated for anger problems. I was on the medications in little less than a half year.

[MiaB]

I'm moving this topic to sleep disorders, which seems to be a better fit.

Edited August 31, 2014 by MiaB

[melissaw72]

Does your DR know you stopped taking them?

[Monica Jansen]

Does your DR know you stopped taking them?

No, but my phsyciater do.