Schizophrenia - General Discussion

Taylor Swift said:
Given how little actual information was shared, we would practically need psychic powers to figure out what’s going on here.
The symptoms you're describing could just as easily be caused by a bad case of the flu.
Maybe try arranging a coffee meeting with him... I'm sure he'd be back to his old self in no time.😁

I am not entirely convinced that the flu causes someone to isolate themselves completely and abandon all personal ambition. It seems more likely that he is struggling with something deeper. He has severed almost all connections, even though he didn't have many to begin with—it's quite an extreme reaction for just a fever. 🙂 His therapist mentioned they weren't certain, but noted it could potentially lead to schizophrenia; however, since the medication hasn't provided any relief, he has concluded that might not be the case either.🤷

Question: My mother was forcibly hospitalized at Ribbon psychiatric last week, and today she was transferred over to Queens. I’m looking for some insight—has anyone dealt with this? She’s doing really poorly. This is her third hospitalization in just 7 or 8 months. The hospital and her doctor are pushing us to talk to a social worker to figure out her legal status and how we all move forward, because honestly, our whole family is at a breaking point. We’re considering moving her into a long-term care facility so she doesn't come back home while her status is being sorted out. She ended up in the hospital after physically attacking her husband (not the first time), which brought the police and paramedics to the house... We have a two-year-old. The situation is bad. Any advice?? Her mental health has been spiraling for about two years now. She has schizophrenia.

Blue Jays, how did things shake out with that schizoaffective acquaintance of yours?

So, here’s the play-by-play on what went down today: our buddy who was working the unit with us started spiraling—full-on hallucinations, paranoid conspiracy theories, the whole nine yards. Then it got dark; he started threatening to take his own life, so the guys and I had to call 911, and they ended up hauling him off to a psych ward in Seattle. He made it pretty clear that we don't exist to him anymore because we blew the whistle, but honestly? If I could go back in time, I’d do the exact same thing. Look, if he actually goes through with it, I don't want that weight on my shoulders for the rest of my life thinking I could've stepped up but didn't. How this all plays out is out of my hands now, but I did what I could, and my conscience is clean.

David Vaughn75 said:Blue Jays, how did things shake out with that schizoaffective acquaintance of yours?

So, here’s the play-by-play on what went down today: our buddy who was working the unit with us started spiraling—full-on hallucinations, paranoid conspiracy theories, the whole nine yards. Then it got dark; he started threatening to take his own life, so the guys and I had to call 911, and they ended up hauling him off to a psych ward in Seattle. He made it pretty clear that we don't exist to him anymore because we blew the whistle, but honestly? If I could go back in time, I’d do the exact same thing. Look, if he actually goes through with it, I don't want that weight on my shoulders for the rest of my life thinking I could've stepped up but didn't. How this all plays out is out of my hands now, but I did what I could, and my conscience is clean.

He probably just stopped taking his meds.

Larry Lewis said:He probably just stopped taking his meds.

Well, it doesn't necessarily have to be that way.
I actually went through a few similar episodes myself back in the day, and I was strictly following my prescription the whole time. 🤷

Larry Lewis said:He probably just stopped taking his meds.

Classic move.

Honestly, 90% of patients getting readmitted to the hospital are there because they got it into their heads that they're "cured" and just don't need the pills anymore. It never occurs to them—duh—that the only reason they actually feel good is *because* of the medication. 🙄 I knew this one guy who thought he was a genius and tried tapering himself off six different times over two years, and every single time, he ended up back in the Sparrow ward. 🤣

Eric Mitchell55 said:Well, it doesn't necessarily have to be that way.
I actually went through a few similar episodes myself back in the day, and I was strictly following my prescription the whole time. 🤷

And let’s be clear: whiskey definitely doesn't count as medication.😛

Larry Lewis said:And let’s be clear: whiskey definitely doesn't count as medication.😛

To be honest, I've actually never even tried moonshine before😳

Eric Mitchell55 said:To be honest, I've actually never even tried moonshine before😳

Sorry, I’m being a bit of a menace—but hey, that's just why I like you.🙂

Larry Lewis said:Sorry, I’m being a bit of a menace—but hey, that's just why I like you.🙂

Honestly, they’re all pretty much the same. And hey, you're alright too—I mean, if I look at it from my sister's perspective, you're definitely someone I'd get along with. 🤣🤣

Eric Mitchell55 said:Honestly, they’re all pretty much the same. And hey, you're alright too—I mean, if I look at it from my sister's perspective, you're definitely someone I'd get along with. 🤣🤣

I’m perfectly fine just being my own person... honestly, I'm quite enough for myself.😍

Greetings, everyone. It is truly a privilege that the internet exists today—allowing people facing various struggles to offer one another genuine support. I have a relative dealing with schizophrenia, and it’s been suggested that his condition was triggered by drug use—I am assuming something synthetic, perhaps ecstasy or some other "party" drug. I am curious if anyone else here has experienced something similar? Has anyone else dealt with a situation where a specific experience seemed to trigger a sudden mental storm? Specifically, do you believe he might have navigated life without schizophrenia had the drugs never entered the picture?

Jason Sullivan87 said:Greetings, everyone. It is truly a privilege that the internet exists today—allowing people facing various struggles to offer one another genuine support. I have a relative dealing with schizophrenia, and it’s been suggested that his condition was triggered by drug use—I am assuming something synthetic, perhaps ecstasy or some other "party" drug. I am curious if anyone else here has experienced something similar? Has anyone else dealt with a situation where a specific experience seemed to trigger a sudden mental storm? Specifically, do you believe he might have navigated life without schizophrenia had the drugs never entered the picture?

Look, science hasn't pinned down a single definitive cause for schizophrenia yet, but we do know that certain triggers—like drug use—can definitely crank up the odds of it manifesting. Think of it like this: a virus causes a cold, sure, but if your immune system is totally trashed, you're way more likely to catch it. Some people smoke weed or hit the clubs for decades and stay perfectly fine, which tells you there’s gotta be a genetic component at play too. But personally? I’ve always had this theory that I ended up with my own diagnosis because I smoked way too much weed back in the day.

David Vaughn75 said:Look, science hasn't pinned down a single definitive cause for schizophrenia yet, but we do know that certain triggers—like drug use—can definitely crank up the odds of it manifesting. Think of it like this: a virus causes a cold, sure, but if your immune system is totally trashed, you're way more likely to catch it. Some people smoke weed or hit the clubs for decades and stay perfectly fine, which tells you there’s gotta be a genetic component at play too. But personally? I’ve always had this theory that I ended up with my own diagnosis because I smoked way too much weed back in the day.

So, what you're saying is you think you might have dodged the diagnosis if you hadn't smoked? Out of curiosity, how old were you when they actually gave you the diagnosis?

Jason Sullivan87 said:So, what you're saying is you think you might have dodged the diagnosis if you hadn't smoked? Out of curiosity, how old were you when they actually gave you the diagnosis?

Look, the absolute worst thing is hitting the weed hard during your teen years—and yeah, I’m guilty as charged there. That’s when your brain is basically under construction, and being high while it's trying to wire itself... it just messes everything up. It develops all wrong. For me, the diagnosis hit right at the worst possible moment, right around age twenty, just when I was supposed to be finally getting my life together and building a future.

I drop in on this thread every now and then to learn from these "real-life examples," since I work in the medical field. 😉

Quick question: for anyone here who used marijuana or other drugs that likely acted as a trigger for your condition—do you actually regret doing it now?

Charles Patel said:I drop in on this thread every now and then to learn from these "real-life examples," since I work in the medical field. 😉

Quick question: for anyone here who used marijuana or other drugs that likely acted as a trigger for your condition—do you actually regret doing it now?

The weed itself isn't the issue; it's the damn reason why people start smoking it in the first place. 😉

I haven't been active on the forum for quite some time. To be honest, things haven't exactly been great lately. I’m back home now, and while things aren't quite as dire as they were previously, I still struggle with these persistent, intrusive thoughts about violence and the idea of implanting microchips into people's heads. It makes me wonder—is it actually possible to somehow "reanimate" someone through a chip, allowing one to control them? Like, having them perform tasks on my behalf? I’m heading back to the hospital tomorrow. There are moments when the impulse to just cause a bloody massacre there becomes almost overwhelming, as if someone else is pulling the strings of my body or my mind. But then again, I suppose everyone has their own internal demons; we all go a little mad sometimes.

Charles Patel said:I drop in on this thread every now and then to learn from these "real-life examples," since I work in the medical field. 😉

Quick question: for anyone here who used marijuana or other drugs that likely acted as a trigger for your condition—do you actually regret doing it now?

Personally, I don't regret it one bit; if I had access to some weed right now, I'd light up in a heartbeat.

Sure, but I think you could look at that opinion two different ways.

If you liked how marijuana made you feel, then yeah, you’d probably light up again. 😉

What I was actually asking was this: if you had known it was one of the triggers for getting sick, would you have ever touched the stuff in the first place?

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