Feeling pure psychological discomfort after being on medication
Hi everyone!
I am currently on Effexor, Seroquel and Risperidal. I have been on Effexor since Janauary 2024, Risperidal since March 2024, and Seroquel since November 2024. I have been diagnosed with OCD and BPD. I have been experiencing some strange psychological symptoms since December.
I started experiencing these symptoms in December, about two weeks after I started Seroquel, and a few days after I increased my Effexor from 75mg to 112.5. I also experienced an episode of OCD/extreme obsessive thinking when I first started experienced these symptoms, when previously OCD hasn't been much of an issue ever since I started Risperidal. I noticed that my obsessional thinking coincided with these symptoms a few times they came. I notice that sometimes when I think of my OCD theme or certain thoughts, these psychological sensations are more intense.
I feel as if I'm experiencing feelings that are supposed to be physical, but that somehow became stuck as psychological sensations. I feel like I'm experiencing some sort of pain synthesia where painful physical sensations get turned into psychological sensations. I'm experiencing all sorts of painful feelings that I can best describe as pure psychological discomfort, accompanied by sensations of feeling the taste of bitterness (not the emotion), being squeezed, having something stopping my thoughts and other strange sensations that seem to blur the line between psychological and physical discomfort. I know these symptoms may sound incomprehensible and I've never experienced them before myself. I can locate these sensations in my head and they feel like half physical and half psychological sensations of discomfort and pain. They don't feel like normal human experience to me.
At times they constantly bother every second and every day of my life, and at other times they dissappear. I can't figure out what's causing these symptoms.
If anyone can shed some light on these symptoms, I would appreciate that very much!
Thankyou. I shall reach out to rare diseases.org
Larry B
, I hope they can provide some insight. Please let us know how it goes. - Warmly, Donna (Team Member)
Even my own neuro does not believe my 5 year hx of symptoms-as being seronegative there must be nothing-right?
How to get past that solid brick wall?
Larry, I'm sorry that you are not feeling validated, that is incredibly frustrating and damaging. Have you sought a second opinion, or maybe reached out to rarediseases.org? NORD may be have a center close to you, and be more receptive to your experiences. - Warmly, Donna (Team Member)
