Name all mental health conditions that has auditory and visual hallucinations...

[FloofenHoofen]

Apart from Schizophrenia.
I'm interested to know how many mental health conditions include these symptoms...

Floof, anxiety and depression can cause this sort of thing and you do sound anxious. See your GP and look after yourself.

It sounds just like hypnopompic hallucinations, I've got them all my life. My dh often wakes up to find me standing on the bed or talking to someone not there. I see it as my brain still dreaming after I wake and as far as I know it's completely benign and a sort of sleep disorder. I get it especially when I'm stressed although tbh it's just as likely to happen for no reason I can discern.

Fission no one is diagnosing anything or seeking to generate anxiety

Can you honestly not see how listing some quite serious MH conditions would impact on anxiety? Op just needs to stop googling/asking randoms on the Internet and instead just stay calm and wait to see a progressional about it.
Yeah, my suggestion might not be right but her symptoms fit and often the simplest explanation is the right one.

op I suffer both night terrors and walking/talking. They increase when stress levels rise.
I’ve clean the house, had conversations with DH, walked out of the house to go to Tesco etc all while asleep.

What are you arguing for?to validate your POV?You’re an internet random too
Diagnosis is a face to face nuanced skill,That’s why I recommend op see GP
On any online forum I’d advise caution to everyone,don’t get your advice off an online stranger

May be lack of sleep I had almost same thing after I gave birth but it didn't last for that long

Do see your GP as soon as possible you already waited too long don't give diagnosis to your self or look up on internet Need to see a professional

What are you arguing for?to validate your POV?You’re an internet random too

Oh stop being so sensitive.

You won’t respond to a query/comment about your own posts.and I’m sensitive
Alrighty....

FissionChips you've gone to Tesco asleep? I mean, I'm pretty impressed by that!

IWantToBeNynaeve question, are you aware that it's happening? Because when I awake and start hearing or seeing things, I know I'm awake and can see/hear what's happening, I don't try to respond because I know it isn't real. So I had wondered whether you are aware of it or if you're fast asleep?

My GP appt is next Wednesday so I will update around then.

Listing serious MH conditions for what the op has described is like an op posting symptoms of a simple headache and receiving responses suggesting that it could be a brain tumour. It’s not helpful really and just feeds worry.

I have zero clue what your problem is with me pointing that out

Fission,you seem befuddled on the mn concept.posters post,strangers respond
You’re not in an elevated or more informed position here and you’re not a moderator
you’re an internet random too.just like me

you've gone to Tesco asleep? I mean, I'm pretty impressed by that!

No, I tried to. DH stopped me at the end of the garden part. Thankgod he did because I only had my old ratty nighty on and a rucksack

Just wait until you have your appointment, do something that will take your mind off it, colouring books, doing something physical etc.

Wish you all the best, I’ll look for your update.

It does sound like classic night terrors to me. The whole point is you think you're awake! You see and hear things, and may walk around and talk as if you're awake. You can sometimes even interact with people as if you're awake. But you're not really awake.

My friend has them, she goes through periods where she has them regularly, and then doesn't have one for years.

I have seen her in the middle of one, and even I thought she was awake at first until I realised what was happening.

How old are you? It would be unusual to develop schizophrenia later than your twenties

Hearing voices can happen without a mental disorder. Do you have any other symptoms of a psychotic illness?

I just turned 30 Aurignacian my mum was diagnosed when she was 28/29, her mum was diagnosed in her 40's so I believe it can happen.

I don't have any signs of psychotic Illness as far as I'm aware. I have anxiety, with some mild depression. But I don't hear or see anything during the day. I'm not delusional or believe anyone's out to get me etc. I don't have flattened expressions.

I only have to look at my mum to know I'm not unwell like her, yet my mum seems to think I'm going to get sectioned by the doctor. Well she probably would believe that.

So people think they're awake when they're not and see and hear things thinking they're awake Voulezvous? Because when it happens to me, my eyes are blurry but I slowly wake up to whatever sound/vision I can hear. When it's auditory, I can see my bedroom clearly, I'm able to see everything, I know I'm not asleep, I've stayed awake after I've had an incidence of it to make sure I'm not asleep and I'm definitely awake. Even when it's visual, I often see shapes that morph into other shapes, or writing that sort of moves and morphs into other letters. I can see my bedroom behind the visions though. I know I'm awake. If I try to shut my eyes to block out the vision, I just see it the vision with my eyes shut, that's when I can tell it's my brain! I'm most definitely awake and aware.

Yes it’s not unknown, usually people who’ve been unwell for a while but not diagnosed.

It must be horrible to have these experiences and be so worried. Glad you’re going to see your GP. The hearing voices network is a whole range of people who hear voices. Might be worth a google?

Floofen I don't know if it's exactly that I'm aware I'm awake but I know what I'm seeing isn't, or can't be, real iykwim? That's why it never scares me, even when I see things that are frightening e.g. one time I saw an evil gnome type creature on the floor beside my bed, I know such things don't exist so I know it's not real. Does that count as being awake though, I don't know. I find I slowly 'come to' after maybe 5 or 10 seconds, the scene around me fades and reality emerges and then I'm properly awake. Thats the best I can explain it, sorry!

That makes perfect sense IWantToBeNynaeve that's pretty much how mine happen. It feels dream like, it feels like you're awake, but your body doesn't feel awake.. But you can see your room so it's confusing.

I don't suffer from any mental health issues except a bit of anxiety (which is fully managed by propanalol) and my GP said the hypnopompic hallucinations were common and no harm at all. I've had them on and off all my life.

That's good to hear. I too have anxiety, but I think I will look at changing tablets I'm on as I don't think they're controlling it very well.

Update: the hallucinations are being caused by my increase in anxiety and stress. I've now been given citalopram to take alongside amitriptyline and referred for counselling.
I don't have schizophrenia, yay.

I took my first tablet over 2 hours ago and I'm already feeling much much better, I know they don't usually work that quickly, but it's honestly made such a big difference already.

Well that’s surprising .

Great news, glad you can stop worrying. Next time step away form the internet!

Yes! Well, you've all been helpful really, I'm glad I have mumsnet to turn to.