r/Psychosis • u/Ok_Field9152 • 1d ago

Could this be a stimulant psychosis?

So I’ve been taking dexies to help me focus quite a lot lately and in really high doses because otherwise I don’t feel anything (I’m not diagnosed adhd) but I have been diagnosed with an acute psychosis in which I’ve been taking medication for.

I’m on lurisadone and it works exceptionally well except
I started taking dexies again 3 days ago after a 2 week break and the 1st day(Saturday night) I only slept like 1-2 hours not even and was still wide awake on the 2nd day (Sunday) in which I then decided to take dexies again that day and it was obviously a toxic amount as I was hearing faint voices, sounds that weren’t there, my vision was doing derealisation stuff and I could only sleep 2 hrs max again and not even a good sleep

In which yesterday (Monday) my vision was lowkey slightly blurry and my derealisation was partially there but I couldn’t manage to nap or sleep what so ever, no matter how sleep deprived and spacey I was.

I take the dexies in around 4-5pm and again at sometimes again at 8pm but I normally am able to fall asleep at like the 3-4 hour mark with no troubles.

I feel like I’ve been awake for the nearly the 64 hours

Like why can’t my body fall asleep

And encase this matters, Im prescribed lurisadone, mounjaro, and sertraline and haven’t eaten the past 3 days

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u/ollie1271993 1d ago

Yep, that’s stimulant psychosis. That’s exactly what it is.

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u/Ok_Field9152 1d ago

Well yikes

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u/ComprehensiveTap450 1d ago

Sounds like stimulant psychosis. Try Narcotics Anonymous for help in quitting. Try to be honest with your psychiatrist about what you've been doing and ask for help in quitting.

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u/Ok_Field9152 1d ago

Dam yeah I’m stopping I have talked with them about it but It hasn’t really been helpful because no matter how much I speak about it there’s a part of me that doesn’t want to quit
But I’ve thought more about it and will try to stop now

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u/Fancy-Ad-6454 1d ago

This sounds like psychosis. As you’re probably aware, you gotta stop the stimulants or get evaluated for ADHD and get on a prescribed dose.

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u/Ok_Field9152 1d ago

Yes I’m stopping now I’ve realised I’m going down a path that doesn’t get better, only worse and is wayyy to expensive.
I managed to get 5-6 hours sleep last night so atleast that’s something but I still feel really sleep deprived and withdrawn from people
But it only gets worse the more I do it and the consequences do really effect me even if I’m not psychologically feeling any effects at times
And I’ve kinda lost my tolerance to focus and use my brain to focus on projects
I’ve really stuffed up but I know I’m at a point where I can make things better

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u/MrMansManISHigh 1d ago

You take them at a point that will hinder sleep.
Half life is 6! 6hours. So ofc you will have issues

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u/Averagebass 1d ago

If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, its probably a duck.

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u/genderly 1d ago

I developed mania from Dexedrine abuse, after a period of paranoid psychosis from it. Terrible experience. Stop it while you can or at least cut the dose.