bipolar w/ hallucinations?

anyone here bipolar w/ hallucinations/delusions? i'm bipolar, but i get paranoid & hear voices. anyone else w/ that diagnosis? i always thought it was weird they didn't say i was schizophrenic or anything. just curious

[elaboratedream]

Although those are symptoms of schizophrenia, when there's already a diagnosis of bipolar, they're just considered "psychotic symptoms" of either mania or depression.

I have that too... it's not fun. usually. haha. sometimes it is at the time... like when I'm convinced that I'm talking to the pilsberry dough boy. but then when I realize that I'm standing on the ledge of my balcony ready to try to fly... that's when it's not so much fun.
or when I'm convinced that everyone around me is part of this huge plot to kill me... and the voices in my head are telling me that I should beat them to it... that's really not fun.

a lot of the medications used to treat bipolar are also used to treat schizophrenia, so if you're taking those, they should help. If not... it might be a good idea to talk to your shrink about getting on them.

[Jeremy]

I haven't been diagnosed as being bipolar, only as having depression (although I truly think I may be bipolar)

I do have hallucinations though. Most recently I've been seeing writing appear on the walls or floor. I'll be laying on my bed, and at times I'll glance over at the wall and it will look as if someone wrote words all over it. They appear as handwritten sentences, although Im not able to read what is written. The writing will be on the wall/floor for nearly a minute, and sometimes even glow. I have even gotten up off my bed and touched the wall for further inspection, only to have it fade away.

I'm still confused about the whole thing.

[Ivy]

When I was institutionalized, they told me in the deep deepness of depression, you can hear voices.
I have. :}
(But I'm a depressive)

[Merc]

i'm bi-polar but also have visual and aural hallucinations. The anti-psychotics help somewhat, they at least tone them down iof not take them away.
Talk to your doc some more if you are curious...maybe a med change is needed?
I know they are pretty intense at times.
good luck
romp

[distant_yellow]

i get hallucinations too sometimes. You're not alone.