Posted by RealMe on September 24, 2007, at 0:04:53
In reply to Doing Research On Undifferentiated Schizophrenia, posted by DJPetraMW on September 23, 2007, at 16:14:52
I would first of all get my records to see what went into this diagnosis. The reason I say this is because I was first diagnosed with the same thing, undifferentiated schizophrenia. It is a catch all category when the doc can't really fit you into a type but thinks you are schizophrenic. Turns out I am not schizophrenic, but that diagnosis followed me for about five years. Then I was diagnosed as Borderline Personality Disorder, and went to long-term treatment in a private hospital and worked on personality reconstruction. Now I no longer carry the diagnosis of borderline either. No Axis II diagnosis anymore. All Axis I.
So, get your records, and I would also get a second opinion from another doctor just to see what that person would say. I would do this without revealing the diagnosis that was given to you. Are you seeing someone now and taking meds? I don't take any antipsychotic medication anymore, but I do remember being doped up on Thorazine to the extent I had extreme blurred vision and could barely stay awake. Good luck.
RealMe
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