Posted by Interject79 on December 11, 2003, at 13:51:32
In reply to Re: Schizophrenia, posted by brussell on December 11, 2003, at 11:11:47
Excellent comments brussell. It's very important to be able to feel a sense of self and of autonomy.
Symptoms of schizophrenia can be hidden to a certain extent, but agitation, tics or convulsions, and continuity of thought are hard to get around. Hopefully your son will open up a bit, but perhaps not. Just from personal experience with paranoia and delusions, I don't like for people to prod too much or let uncomfortable silences come into conversations when I feel bad.
I can't speak from a parent's point of view though. Mine reported a lot of quiet times for me, depression, eccentric beliefs/actions, and too much sleep as I got a little older. My situtation is more like high-functioning autism though, with some psychotic features. SSRIs can make matters worse, stabilizers much worse, antipsychs better (in very small doses and only for short periods of time), and stimulants generally much better. This is not very consistent with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder I think; it's more consistent with ADD and Asperger's.
I should mention though that not enough sleep and going too long without eating or eating large meals was/is terrible for me...sounds obvious but it sometimes gets overlooked.
Best wishes,
interject
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