Is it normal to get mild hallucinations when you are sleep deprived?

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Just wondering because I sometimes get auditory hallucinations and I see objects shaking just slightly like moving a wee bit. Anyone else get this?? 10 points best answer. Much appreciated thanks.
Yes, that is absolutely normal if it only happens when you are sleep deprived. Note, you have to be 'very' sleep deprived to be that far gone; I'd be worried if it was just after 24-48 hours. If you have longer than that in between sleep, then that is unhealthy and a problem in itself. You didn't give the question enough padding to tell us about other things that might be contributing to your lack of sleep or hallucinations; for example, some medications - psychotropic drugs etc, cause insomina but produce hallucinations as a side effect in themselves with no relation to sleep; things like that - in answering I assumed you were perfectly healthy.  (+ info)

Do people who have visual hallucination see those hallucinations interacting with REAL people?

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This is for research purposes. I'd also like to know more about what causes these hallucinations. By that I mean NOT what causes the mental illness but what sparks each episode. Any book or website recommendations that can elaborate on this? Thank you in advance?
I just want to add that not all people with psychosis experience the type of visual hallucinations you are describing. In my case I rarely see what looks like people. Usually I just see sparks of lights or a wavy pattern of lines, but sometimes I still do see people. I tend to see these "people," out of the corner of my eye most of the time. Nonetheless when these phenomenon do happen I still have a hard time telling if they are real or not. I've never seen mine interact with real people. I would be really scared if they did. Of course I'm still scared as it is, but what can I do? Ciao!  (+ info)

What are common hallucinations in schizophrenia?

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does anyone know if there is common hallucinations in schizophrenia? and also is it hereditary?
Yes, Schizophrenia is primarily hereditary.

Common hallucinations are voices telling running a comentary on their life, or telling them not to eat because it's poisonous or something.
A lot of schizo's fixate on the devil, the FBI or alians.
But I do beleive that's more delusional than hallucinations.
The visual hallucinations could range anywhere from being dropped miles down into the water, or seeing food bubble or the person who's voice they hear in thier heads.
It's really hard to describe, but it's a very serious disorder and it varies in everybody.  (+ info)

What drug could cause hallucinations similar to Alice in Wonderland?

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Yesterday, I watched Alice in Wonderland and I thought, "What drug could be capable of producing hallucinations that intense?" Basically a whole new world. I know DMT can do this, and probably shrooms or LSD in high doses. I've even heard of people tripping that hard off Morning Glory seeds (is that possible?...). In your opinion, what drug would be most likely to cause intense visuals and visions like in Alice in Wonderland?
Alice in wonderland was most certainly NOT "based on" LSD, LSD was not even invented/discovered until the 20th century.

The salvia people are referring to, I presume, is Salvia divinorum, or one of the very few other spp.. Salvia contains many many species, and only a handful are known to be capable of inducing some kind of hallucinatory experience.

A more complete list, including some others not mentioned.
Opium (in the dream like nodding states)
Laudanum (in the dream like nodding states)
Heroin (in the dream like nodding states)
Morphine (in the dream like nodding states)
Delirients (those that contain the tropane alkaloids, most commonly the big three from the nightshade family: atropine, hyoscyamine and scopolamine)
Myristicin (Nutmeg)
Muscimol (Amanita muscaria - fly agaric, A.pantherina and a few others) - The Chief principle is ibotenic acid, but this decarboxylates into muscimol
DXM
Mescaline (from the sacred cacti: a few Trichocereus, Lophophorae williamsii, some grasses and trees)
MDMA and some analogues (in very high doses)
DOx's
2C's
LSD
LSA (very high doses)
DMT (and analogues - mainly the methoxylated and hydroxylated)
Ketamine (when vapourised, injected or insufflated)
Amphetamine (in relatively high doses, but only really noticeable once the main stimulant effects have mainly worn off)
Psilocin (from mainly the Psilocybe mushrooms. psilocin and other phosphorylated tryptamines)
Salvinorin A (Salvia divinorum, and only when smoked or vapourised either in continuum - reverse tolerance - or in high concentration, or from a double or more concentrate quid - salvinorin from 80 or more leaves reconstituted onto 40 for the quid)  (+ info)

What drugs work for auditory hallucinations?

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My partner has auditory hallucinations. This is not coming from schizophrenia (she is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, more like she is hearing the same thought going over and over in her head like a song is stuck in her head. She is on Risperadol and has had an injection of Geodone both have given her uncomfortable side effects.
Antipsychotic medications are used for the treatment of psychotic symptoms in all sorts of disorders. These medications have plenty of side effects and some patients will tell you that the side effects are worse than the symtoms. If your partner is able to find a way to cope with her auditory hallucinations without medication, it may be okay. Have her talk with a well trained professional and possibly someone who specialises in borderline personality disorder. She may learn some coping techniques. She should also speak with a psychiatrist to help her find a medication that can find the right medication for her condition. A thought going over and over in one's head isn't exactly an auditory hallucination so much as it is a problem with thinking. Auditory hallucinations are generally heard as if real or loud instead of just repeating.  (+ info)

Utilizing the Ganzfeld effect to induce hallucinations without ping-pong balls?

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Well, I heard you can use the Ganzfeld effect of basically reducing your sensory input to white noise to induce hallucinations. A common way to do this is to cover your eyes with ping pong balls and turn on a radio to static. The issue is I don't seem to have ping pong balls or anything that I can imagine would cut them in half. Are there any other ways to achieve the same effect with an alternative to the ping-pong balls?
The idea is to cut out your senses so I think using a piece of white cloth or a towel wrapped around your eyes might work. I haven't tried it yet but if I can find a pingpong ball I'll try to heat a knife and cut it. Good luck! haha

This is what i was reading just then

http://boingboing.net/2009/01/12/how-to-hallucinate-w.html  (+ info)

When someone has hallucinations because they have taken hallucinogenic drugs, do they realize it?

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If someone were to take LSD or something, and began to have hallucinations as a result, would they understand that the things they were seeing were hallucinations? Or would they actually think they were real?
Mild hallucinatory effects, like brightly colored halos around things, can be recognized as "not real". Stronger effects, like seeing huge spiders advancing on one or seeing a window as a door, will be interpreted as real. It depends on which areas of the brain are affected and to what degree.  (+ info)

Do people with bipolar disorder have hallucinations after having general anesthesia?

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I am diagnosed with bipolar disorder and I am having my wisdom teeth taken out next week and they will have to put me to sleep and I heard that bipolar people have hallucinations after having general anesthesia. Is this true? If your bipolar and have had similar experiences, what was it like?
I've had two general anesthesias in the middle of a really manic period and never had any hallucinations.  (+ info)

What can i do to get hallucinations without using drugs?

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ok, so i want to see what its like to have hallucinations. and i dont want to use drugs. and i dont want to have to stay up for 48 hours straight, so please help! plus i want to be able to see the images
Your best bet without drugs or lack of sleep is going to be "Sensory Deprivation".

Basically you need to completely isolate yourself from stimulation to any of your senses. Some people have even gone so far as to creating 'sensory deprivation rooms' that are sound proof, don't let in any light, have no smells or odors and then they restrain their hands and blindfold themselves to do exactly what you are trying to do-have hallucinations without using a drug or hallucinogen.

From Kalat's book, "In experiments on sensory deprivation, someone who is deprived of most sensory stimulation reports disorientation and sometimes hallucinations."

So try isolating yourself in some sort of room or chamber. A closet might work nice but try to do it without anyone home so there can be no sounds or disturbances. See about getting ear plugs, blindfold and something for your hands so you cannot use them to feel anything. The only catch is, it may take a while for any effects to occur. And the most common type of hallucination is usually auditory. So you might hear sounds or voices.

I almost forgot about this. When taking Psychology in College I remember I was going to give this a try just for the heck of it, lol, maybe I will now. Have fun and be safe.  (+ info)

Who usually discovers that one has schizophrenia and hallucinations?

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Who usually is the first to discover that one has schizophrenia and hallucinations? The person with schizophrenia or the people around him?
The nurses who throw him down to the ground and inject him in the buttocks with a high dose of Haldol are usually the ones who bring the message across.  (+ info)

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