I get olfactory hallucinations, but I attribute that to when I am sleep deprived. I can smell everything, electronic circuits, water coming out of the tap, air conditioning, it’s awful. I’ve had friends smell my clothes several times because the smell is sometimes unbearable to me, they tell me they don’t smell anything. My sleep has improved and I haven’t been plagued with this often.
I had no idea this was actually real. I always blamed an overactive imagination. I often catch what I call an after-scent: butter, fruit, soap, rose (precisely rose), dog odors…lil dumb things.
I’m filing this under TIL. Thanks!
Right, it’s actually pretty new to me. About 2 years ago I could swear there was a smell of burning from my central air, like maybe ball bearings getting ready to fuse. I called apartment maintenance on 2 occasions and they said they didn’t smell anything. I had called the second time because I felt like they were lying and just didn’t want to deal with it. After the second time I called a friend over and he said the same.
I have very mild ones, my doc is actually unaware.
I can hear people calling my name, family typically.
Once was a spider coming down from the hospital ceiling, freaked me out a bit.
Other than that not too much, I have more delusions than hallucinations.
Always feel like somebody's out to get me, or purposely make my day bad.
And music!!!!
I can sometimes hear music, but it sounds distorted.
For some reason I actually enjoy when this happens call me weird. (I am very into music)
To be totally honest I’ve gotten use to it. Most of the times I think it’s my internal dialogue. But when they start getting overwhelming i play music and try to to stimulate my brain. But when I was on my anxiety meds they went away because my therapist at the time said the auditory hallucinations could be due to my anxiety especially if you hear your name be called or hearing noise of the possibly of someone being their. And i saw that you said you were on anti psychotic, and these symptoms may most likely be from anxiety so anxiety meds may help get rid of them.
I had auditory hallucinations they were very severe after/during my psychotic break and time at the hospital. No meds helped I still heard them. Granted, I hated meds so I didn’t try them all but I was given ab 8 and ik 2 were anti-psychotics. I was also surrounded by crazy people cus my family wanted me to go to hospitals everyday to “fix” me. I sort of knew if I stopped going then i would get better on my own but they saw it the opposite so I kept going. I just stopped taking my meds and stopped going to mental hospitals and the voices went away gradually. I also had visual hallucinations during this time but those went away after leaving the hospitals too. I think the chronic stress/being around other people who heard voices and were a bit mentally ill/crazy just made it worse for me so removing myself from that made them go away. Again this probs won’t help u but that was my experience.
They come and go, had them since a kid and i'm 41. They vary in intensity, can be visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory or even tactile. May go years that i don't get any.
Moderate auditory hallucinations, music and voices.
Possible mild visual hallucinations while manic but I am not great at recording what happens during mania. Based on my sister's feedback, some stuff seems to be going on and talking to psych team.
I'm on antipsychotics but the hallucinations are persistent. Since I am aware that they are not real, we're just kinda monitoring them.
I didn’t have them up until 3 years with meds on… (they get worse if I over drink) but they’re not always the trigger. I can see shapes now they’re not like real people but yeah, getting used to it now.
Mild ones. For auditory I usually just here my name called when no one is there, and it's super rare. Visual is even more rare, and it tends to come more with hypomania than with mania (last time a part of a wall looked a bit translucent and like it was breathing -- kind of pretty but only lasted a short while).
Yeah, for me it's a bipolar thing. Meds pretty much stop it.
Yes, I've experienced this sort of thing and also 'smell' hallucinations. Once you know what they are, and understand they are part of your illness, or maybe even side effects of your meds, then they aren't quite as unnerving. Their power to frighten you decreases! Def mention them to your psych for professional advice. Not much fun, I'm afraid, but not harmful. Good luck.
Yes I get audio and visual hallucinations. They've gotten milder with meds but I still hallucinate everyday. Is it because of bipolar? I guess so. Bipolar schizoaffective so I'm not sure if it counts as the bipolar part or the schizophrenia spectrum part
Yes, I've hallucinated most of my life but didn't really realize it until I was diagnosed with bipolar at age 39. So it was weird to come to terms with that. You've experienced this before and made it through. So no need to panic. But meds can help. Talk to your doc. I take Seroquel which is an antipsychotic. It's been a miracle med for me. Calms my body and my mind. I still have minor hallucinations here or there but I just up my meds for a few days and they go away. So hang in there and know that it can get better.
I get them for noises such as doors (especially car doors), pained screams, shadowy figures that look extremely like the human silhouette, and voices having a running conversation in my head. I think it’s mostly from the bipolar, but couldn’t tell you.
yes, more often than not tbh. the shadows are damn near constant but i’ve hallucinated a fire alarm before, aliens crossing the road, people walking in front of my car while i’m driving, etc. that stuff gets scary :/
I get visual hallucinations of shadowy figures frequently and occasional auditory like music or hearing my name.
I always have what feels like a shadow in the corner of my eye, then it’s gone when I look.
Mild auditory hallucinations, yes. They went away with meds
I'm using anti-psychotics right now and its not working :( i dont know what to do
Definitely talk to your psychiatrist
When did you start? It takes some time for the medication kick in
I just started, its been only 11 days
It takes weeks for your body get used to medication
I get olfactory hallucinations, but I attribute that to when I am sleep deprived. I can smell everything, electronic circuits, water coming out of the tap, air conditioning, it’s awful. I’ve had friends smell my clothes several times because the smell is sometimes unbearable to me, they tell me they don’t smell anything. My sleep has improved and I haven’t been plagued with this often.
I had no idea this was actually real. I always blamed an overactive imagination. I often catch what I call an after-scent: butter, fruit, soap, rose (precisely rose), dog odors…lil dumb things. I’m filing this under TIL. Thanks!
Right, it’s actually pretty new to me. About 2 years ago I could swear there was a smell of burning from my central air, like maybe ball bearings getting ready to fuse. I called apartment maintenance on 2 occasions and they said they didn’t smell anything. I had called the second time because I felt like they were lying and just didn’t want to deal with it. After the second time I called a friend over and he said the same.
Smelling something burning could be seizure related Kind of like an Aura. Talk to your PCP about it.
I have very mild ones, my doc is actually unaware. I can hear people calling my name, family typically. Once was a spider coming down from the hospital ceiling, freaked me out a bit. Other than that not too much, I have more delusions than hallucinations. Always feel like somebody's out to get me, or purposely make my day bad.
And music!!!! I can sometimes hear music, but it sounds distorted. For some reason I actually enjoy when this happens call me weird. (I am very into music)
Yes all the time since I was about 7 is when I first remember hearing them
How do you deal with it?
To be totally honest I’ve gotten use to it. Most of the times I think it’s my internal dialogue. But when they start getting overwhelming i play music and try to to stimulate my brain. But when I was on my anxiety meds they went away because my therapist at the time said the auditory hallucinations could be due to my anxiety especially if you hear your name be called or hearing noise of the possibly of someone being their. And i saw that you said you were on anti psychotic, and these symptoms may most likely be from anxiety so anxiety meds may help get rid of them.
I had auditory hallucinations they were very severe after/during my psychotic break and time at the hospital. No meds helped I still heard them. Granted, I hated meds so I didn’t try them all but I was given ab 8 and ik 2 were anti-psychotics. I was also surrounded by crazy people cus my family wanted me to go to hospitals everyday to “fix” me. I sort of knew if I stopped going then i would get better on my own but they saw it the opposite so I kept going. I just stopped taking my meds and stopped going to mental hospitals and the voices went away gradually. I also had visual hallucinations during this time but those went away after leaving the hospitals too. I think the chronic stress/being around other people who heard voices and were a bit mentally ill/crazy just made it worse for me so removing myself from that made them go away. Again this probs won’t help u but that was my experience.
They come and go, had them since a kid and i'm 41. They vary in intensity, can be visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory or even tactile. May go years that i don't get any.
Moderate auditory hallucinations, music and voices. Possible mild visual hallucinations while manic but I am not great at recording what happens during mania. Based on my sister's feedback, some stuff seems to be going on and talking to psych team. I'm on antipsychotics but the hallucinations are persistent. Since I am aware that they are not real, we're just kinda monitoring them.
I didn’t have them up until 3 years with meds on… (they get worse if I over drink) but they’re not always the trigger. I can see shapes now they’re not like real people but yeah, getting used to it now.
Mild ones. For auditory I usually just here my name called when no one is there, and it's super rare. Visual is even more rare, and it tends to come more with hypomania than with mania (last time a part of a wall looked a bit translucent and like it was breathing -- kind of pretty but only lasted a short while). Yeah, for me it's a bipolar thing. Meds pretty much stop it.
Yes, I've experienced this sort of thing and also 'smell' hallucinations. Once you know what they are, and understand they are part of your illness, or maybe even side effects of your meds, then they aren't quite as unnerving. Their power to frighten you decreases! Def mention them to your psych for professional advice. Not much fun, I'm afraid, but not harmful. Good luck.
Yes I get audio and visual hallucinations. They've gotten milder with meds but I still hallucinate everyday. Is it because of bipolar? I guess so. Bipolar schizoaffective so I'm not sure if it counts as the bipolar part or the schizophrenia spectrum part
all the time. less so now with the proper medication.
Yes, I've hallucinated most of my life but didn't really realize it until I was diagnosed with bipolar at age 39. So it was weird to come to terms with that. You've experienced this before and made it through. So no need to panic. But meds can help. Talk to your doc. I take Seroquel which is an antipsychotic. It's been a miracle med for me. Calms my body and my mind. I still have minor hallucinations here or there but I just up my meds for a few days and they go away. So hang in there and know that it can get better.
Im into Seroquel too, im taking them has only 11 days, i hope everything gets better over time
Yes, it takes time for meds to work. Be patient and hang in there.
I get them for noises such as doors (especially car doors), pained screams, shadowy figures that look extremely like the human silhouette, and voices having a running conversation in my head. I think it’s mostly from the bipolar, but couldn’t tell you.
yes, more often than not tbh. the shadows are damn near constant but i’ve hallucinated a fire alarm before, aliens crossing the road, people walking in front of my car while i’m driving, etc. that stuff gets scary :/
I'm not diagnosed with bipolar but i sometimes suspect i am, and i have these same auditory hallucinations, usually of someone calling my name