Posted by DanielJ on December 17, 2004, at 8:06:54
In reply to Re: SCHIZOPHRENIA, posted by xjs7 on December 17, 2004, at 0:00:23
My son has what is classified as undifferentiated schizophrenia, he is 17 years old. We are going on 2 years with Zyprexa and Zoloft with a high success quotient. He spent at least 2 years in denial, once my wife took him to a therapist and he sat down facing the other way and would not speak a word to them. Over a year later when he had a bad breakdown and went to the hospital he finally agreed to treatment. His symptoms started with him noticing every sound outside the house, sometimes convinced that other kids in the neighborhood were making pranks in our yard. These were only occasional so we thought maybe he did hear something. Later a lot of unexplainable anger appeared. This was present more often than not. After being on Zyprexa and Zoloft for about 4-5 months nearly all of his symptoms disappeared or at least were not controlling his life any more. Now he seems normal and happy (flat affect is terrible to family members but his sense of humor came back too). For the others with Schiz., the right med. combination works after time. It can take 6 months or more to recover from a Major episode. The best thing is not to "cheat" on Medications, if they are not working, get to a pdoc and let him know. Oh yeah He had an EEG about 6 months ago to rule out brain problems if you have been diagnosed and haven't had one of these, you need to get it done. God Bless and Happy Holiday to All!
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