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Re: Ask HN: How can you tell if you are insane?

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Post by beeboop »

guessbest wrote: post #12
qwertyFish wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thank you for that answer. My "hopeful" theory is that I did get hacked and maybe overreacted too much. However, if I am being honest, regardless I think it is likely amphetamine psychosis. I have been taking it for 3months but as month 4 started I began to take a bit more at times, possibly leading to these symptoms. I think being somewhat paranoid is positive, but I need to have a better way to assess the underlyin…

> adrall (40mg) This is a lot of Adderall. Consider lowering or stopping your dosages. See a primary care physician ASAP, or go to a hospital if you feel in danger, and talk to him/her about stopping your dosage and alternatives to Adderall.

Over the course of a day, if you've been taking it for years, it doesn't seem like much. I have heard of doctors prescribing 30mg (20 morning, 10 at noon) for people brand new to it.

Re: Ask HN: How can you tell if you are insane?

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Post by qwertyFish »

narrator wrote: post #62

Go watch the movie "A Scanner Darkly". It contains a couple of characters suffering from amphetamine psychosis. Phillip K. Dick knew these kinds of people well. If you find your behavior to be similar to the characters in the movie, you should really lay off the Adderall.

i've seen it. Great movie and sort of the begginning RDJ's comeback. This seems in line with my experience.

Re: Ask HN: How can you tell if you are insane?

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Post by qwertyFish »

beeboop wrote: post #71
guessbest wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> adrall (40mg) This is a lot of Adderall. Consider lowering or stopping your dosages. See a primary care physician ASAP, or go to a hospital if you feel in danger, and talk to him/her about stopping your dosage and alternatives to Adderall.

Over the course of a day, if you've been taking it for years, it doesn't seem like much. I have heard of doctors prescribing 30mg (20 morning, 10 at noon) for people brand new to it.

my doctor prescribed me 40mgs, first time. I have been on it ~4 months. I take 20 in the morning and 20 in the afternoon. I don't think it is a totally massive amount, but I am posting in my own thread about whether or not I am insane. I am going to try and cut my dosage in half though, because that seems like quite a bit.

Re: Ask HN: How can you tell if you are insane?

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Post by archimedespi »

pcvarmint wrote: post #7

If you are independent enough to live by yourself, I suggest doing so, and temporarily getting rid of your mobile devices and staying away from your family for a while so that they do not interpret your thoughts the wrong way and get you committed against your will and put on drugs which can ruin your life. When I was 20, I abruptly left my parents and moved into an apartment. We were having personal conflicts, and h…

Reading books is an incredibly awesome way to get away from anxiety or paranoia, especially if you're one of those people who can really "get into" a book.

Re: Ask HN: How can you tell if you are insane?

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Post by QuantumLogic »

sachingulaya wrote: post #15

40mg of adderall daily is the maximum allowed daily amount. That makes me wonder in and of itself..I am going to go out on a limb here and say you are abusing it. Probably a lack of sleep leading to paranoia. Someone hacking your phone? It could happen. More likely is you are either having your first break from reality with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc. or you are having paranoia and a mental breakdown second…

It's 60mg day that's the maximum daily amount. No idea where you got that from. The pills themselves go up to 30mg per pill as well. In fact, in some cases, they allow up to 90mg a day, that's like the max-max they can legally give, but it's in more specific circumstances like if someone's already been taking it for years and also has a larger body mass as well.

Re: Ask HN: How can you tell if you are insane?

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Post by fishanz »

qwertyFish wrote: post #27
nefitty wrote: post #9

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A simple question is, "What value would someone get from intruding on my life?" If you're not a corporate CEO, a politician, a billionaire, etc chances are that the risk someone would target you to upend your life are extremely low. Either way, it's good you are documenting your experience. This could help when describing what you're going through to a physician. Please seek medical help, you sound like you are a bri…

Thanks. I tried to keep my post somewhat objective but biased towards the more outlandish aspects of my claim. > what value would someone get People do it for the lulz. I posted a snarkey advert saying I couldn't find anything outside of Wordpress tweaks on Craigslist and included a bit about security and people asking to hack Facebook. Said it would be cool if someone in security was interested, but doubted it due t…

I agree that you should get some psychiatric help (I can sympathize with your condition), but the 'battery draining while off' gives me pause. How bad was the battery drain, and was the device 'off' or 'sleeping'?

Re: Ask HN: How can you tell if you are insane?

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Post by subliminalzen »

Supraperplex wrote: post #28

How is your "nature usage" going? What I mean is how often are you outside? I mean in the woods, not the city. At the beach, you know, nature. The stimulation our brains get by beeing in nature is very important for us. When you are outside and all the little, tiny millions of natural information tidbits that are coming from everywhere, they are important for our mental health in general. Outside, look at the waves,…

Why is this comment getting downvoted? I'd say of all the recommendations in this thread, getting out into nature is by far the most sensible.

I second this advice.

Re: Ask HN: How can you tell if you are insane?

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Post by naturalethic »

qwertyFish wrote: post #67
caffeinewriter wrote: post #30

Actually, Adderall could very, very easily be causing this. In the same vein of the guy who had CO poisoning, there was a man who was paranoid about drones doing surveillance on him. https://np.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3iycro/fl_i_am_... It seems like it could be in parallel to your situation. I highly recommend having someone evaluating your dosage, as well as whether it's an adverse effect of the Adderall…

yep, just read that thread. Resolving to cut my consumption way down.

It's called a bad trip. I think you've figured that out.
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