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mlcor87

Why do I wake up and start speaking gibberish?

Hi, all. I've been having a strange issue over the past few years that maybe someone could shed some light on.

Full disclosure: I have severe depression, take medication for it and hear voices periodically. When I first started hearing voices I, like, went absolutely batshit and had a break from reality. I do not have schizophrenia or bipolar disorder... I've been diagnosed as simply having "psychosis." I am currently not being weaned off any drugs or am taking any new medication.

Here's the issue: for some reason, I wake up (like, I'm not half-asleep or groggy, I am conscious and know what's going on) and I start to talk gibberish and make jarring head movements. I don't do this at any other part of the day other than after I immediately wake up. At first this really freaked me out but now I just let it occur because I want to understand why my body is doing this. I am not doing any of this consciously or on purpose. Er, yeah, I'm aware that this is most likely all due to my mental illness, but my cursory search on the internet did not explain my actions. Like, could it be a sign of schizophrenia or something else serious?

Thanks. Any thoughts are appreciated.

Posted Feb 23, 2016, 1:38 PM UTC

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kittysdoormat•

Talk to your physician about taking regular nightly doses of niacinamide (not just niacin) as a natural neuroleptic.

If you're taking certain medications it may be contraindicated. Niacinamide can negate the effects of psychoactive drugs like LSD or marijuana, so it might have a similar effect on antidepressants, so it's best to check first.

This is probably akin to night terrors.

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mlcor87OP•

Will do. Yeah, I hope it's something benign like night terrors. Thanks for your thoughts.

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cc_cyanotephra•

I'm not sure how you exactly you'd set this up, but if you can record yourself in that state it might make it easier to talk/demonstrate to your psychiatrist about it.

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WhyMustIBeAHuman•

I do the same thing and I know a few people who do the same thing. But considering how you're diagnosed with psychosis you should talk to your psychiatrist,

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--TyDog--•

Could just be half asleep? I honestly don't know. When you do this are you responding to "someone else"?

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mlcor87OP•

No, I don't think I'm half-asleep... I'm pretty aware of what's happening and just lay there noting what I'm doing to better understand... well, why I'm doing it. And it isn't like when I'm hearing voices. I don't "hear" anything and I'm not actually responding to anyone.

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--TyDog--•

Just a few questions:

Can you remember anything you said? If so could you write them on here?

Could you stop yourself from speaking if you wanted to?

Does it happen any other time during the day or just when you wake up?

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mlcor87OP•

Hmm... I tend to make odd noises instead of words or sentences, like dog barking noises or something (though not extremely loud or like howling... and yeah, it's depressing me just to write that). When I do say something it isn't a whole sentences, usually like a word repeated like "youyouyou." I can stop myself if I chose to but it's an actual reaction... I find myself doing it unintentionally. I could stop but I'm (unsurprisingly) worried about why I'm doing it... it's really about time I go to my psychiatrist about it, honestly. I should have done it a long time ago but it happens maybe a couple times a month and by the time I see him I forget to mention it. And I want to have an idea of what psychiatric issues I may be having before I get diagnosed with schizophrenia or something so I can be better prepared. And thanks for your comment. I didn't expect many people to have any idea, actually, so it's just nice to know someone read what I wrote.

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