Hormones and the mental health of crazy people

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Seems as if a chat with your prescribing physician may be in order.

How cold of you... how could I possibly disturb her rest?

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I don't think so. Nonetheless, remember that too much meds can screw up your mind too.

So... that's a yes. Good.

Most likely, yes, or maybe to some extent at least.

But the answer to that also depends on what hormone you're talking about.

Testosterone. It's too much.

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Hormones really do affect the mind especially with emotions. It's certainly worth doing what Min said.

How about... schizophrenia?

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I have been in a similar position years ago when I was remote and ran out of pot and cigarettes. My suggestion is to read a lot, keep busy and stay away from annoying people.
Good luck. :-)

Actually, that last one would make my condition far worse. Isolation from real people destroys me. Keeping busy is good, if it's mentally exhausting (like... art), otherwise it's just autopilot.

Reading a lot < Writing a lot.

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Our lack of understanding of the complex interactions in the network of neurochemistry which results in consciousness makes any simplistic statement such as: "an imbalance in chemical X causes insanity" effectively meaningless.
Sure, sufficient doses of methamphetamine or cocaine will make one feel really good temporarily, but the long term damage done by chronic use makes taking them a bad idea.
The association between testosterone and violent aggressive behavior is documented, but the mechanism needs much more study before detailed causation can be explained and the side effects accurately predicted. Personally, I wonder what the subjective experience is but I'm not willing to pull the trigger on that gun to find out for myself.

That... is what i was looking for. You've earned a deadly reputation for yourself, JuliaL