So, we’re at the 10 day mark. I spike his 2ltr bottles of soda with 10g Sarcosine and 5g NAC. He tokes on the bottle between 4pm and 11pm daily. One bottle lasts from 2 to 5 days, so the dose is far from “well controlled”.
He’s vastly improved. At first the effect was short lived, after about 6 hours sleep he as mostly back to his alien manner. Over the days, though, effects seem to much more persistent.
He’s recovered his sense of day. Used to live in some random day and got agitated when corrected. Then, a few days later, got agitated but asked “What day is it?” a few minutes later, and accepted the correction. Now he has the right day in mind, and has started planning future events, like “Can we go out to dinner, on Thursday?” Massive improvement.
Almost never gets reflexively agitated anymore. Anything that deviated him from his internal plan was met with, shale we say, an elevated verbal response. Now, none of that. Work used to drive him “nuts”, for example. Or, if he misplaced something, all hell would slowly break lose. But he’s just levelled out most of time now.
He still mumbles most of the time, but doesn’t get loud anymore. He stops when he’s interested in something, like a TV show, ridding in a car, etc. Basically, it seems he can focus better now, and stops muttering when he does.
He’s taking more initiative. He’s TMR, so routine matters immensely. He would do chores, like take the garbage out, if it was part of his routine, if sometimes with a reminder. Today, he cleaned out the refrigerator, then took the garbage out, all on his own. He’s never cleaned the 'fridge before, in nearly 30 years.
He asked, and I took him, to a local casino, where he used to play penny slots. Lots of sensory input. I was terrified about how this would play out, but we’ve gone twice now and he’s remained perfectly level. A month ago, I wouldn’t take him anywhere, even on a dare. But, now, although I’m on pins and needles the whole time, he’s keeping control.
He’s become aware his behaviours matter, at least somewhat. He’s asked me, twice now, if he could go to his room “to talk”. He goes, and 5 minutes later comes back to watch his TV. If he starts raising his voice above a mumble, I can say “Stop”, and he just will, without any of the old drama.
His employer has been exceedingly good with him through all of this. Truly, they’ve gone well above and beyond. They say he’s been doing remarkably better. They asked if I was finally able to get him to see a doctor. (I haven’t)
In all, he’s “liveable” now. Not “normal” (for him), by any means, but I’m not dreading the future either.