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Core Topics => Health Issues and Medical => Psychiatric Illnesses => Topic started by: Chip on December 26, 2022, 04:09:25 AM
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FYI, I have been diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder.
I am on a 4 weekly depot IM injection of Olanzapine.
Just in case anyone cares ... ;)
What is that ?
Schizoaffective disorder is a little different from schizophrenia. It's almost a blend of the symptoms of schizophrenia and another mental health condition called bipolar disorder.
In bipolar disorder, you have mood swings that include depression and mania. If you have schizoaffective disorder, you can have these bipolar symptoms. But separate from those, you also get psychotic symptoms similar to schizophrenia for at least 2 weeks at a time.