Im trying to be supportive and helpful for my partner. The links google was giving me had nothing helpful, and while I have done some research since I started seeing him I dont feel well equipped or well prepared to help. I know there probably isnt much for me to do, but I am hopeful that this forum has more information for me. I just joined because of last night, so I am sorry if any of this breaks the rules or im in the wrong thread.
My partner just started new meds 2 nights ago (after a month of weaning off the old med) and last night he had a fairly bad hallucinogenic episode. He was seeing extra colors when we were falling asleep and 2 hours later I was being woken up because he was really distraught (shaking in fear, babbling mostly coherently about losing 2 hours and the visuals) shortly after waking me he jumped up and ran to puke. He told me he heard a mouse in the tool box and that he thought he got it into the storage tub(the house does have mice, so he could have heard one but this was very specific).
I stayed with him after he puked and got him water, I waited till he knew he wasnt going to hurl again and gently ushered him back to his room. We turned the tv on so he had something to focus on ( when Im not here he sleeps to the tv) because “everything is moving” and " it feels like I ate 2 tabs". I did everything I could and when he said I didnt have to stay up I ended up falling back asleep.
How do I help him when he wakes up? I feel like that was intense enough that he will have some kind of lingering stress (he doesnt experience many day time visual hallucinations so Im not concerned he will still be experiencing that episode) / mental-illness-episode-hangover.
I have no previous experience with schizophrenia (one manic/psychotic episode of bipolar is the closest) so I am not sure what else I can do to help, if I could have done anything else, ect. Any information or tips or advice is welcome. I just want to be better able to help and support him.