Last year I took half an anti-psychotic pill as I had rapid thoughts. Twice after this I heard voices inside my mind, telling me they were going to kill me. If someone is healthy and they take a small amount of anti psychotic can it produce voices?

I'd never heard voices before I took the pills. Is it likely that the medication caused me to hear voices? They were quite frightening. When I switched to a different low dose anti-psychotic for anxiety, I didn't hear any voices. Do you think I was on my way to getting a psychosis or that because i only had anxiety, the antipsychotic wasn't appropriate and made me hear things.

Hi Mandy45,
You didn't state which antipsychotic medication you took; and I don't know every possible side effect of all of them; but, I think it is highly unlikely that the pill (especially only half a pill) caused you to hear voices. However, I can't say that for sure.

But I am wondering why you are taking antipsychotic medications for anxiety? Antipsychotics are very strong medications with very serious potential side effects, and not a typical medication to treat anxiety. They are sometimes used to augment a primary medication for OCD, but not most other anxiety disorders.

Have you had psychotherapy to treat your anxiety? Medication treats only the symptoms, and in most cases the symptoms return as soon as you stop the medication. A skilled therapist, on the other hand, can work with you to change the thoughts and underlying issues that cause your anxiety, help you to develop coping skills, and learn ways to manage the anxiety.

To answer your other question, if that was the only time you heard voices, I doubt you were "on your way" to becoming psychotic. I do hope you discussed it with the person that is prescribing your medication.