No, not age itself. I still take Seroquel and other meds.
What has helped is that my environment has improved (no more prostitutes and drug addicts living near me). Also, I’ve learned from my mistakes. My insight is better. I’m better at knowing what to do in different situations, but I still make mistakes.
My first, I am not sure if correct diagnosis was made on 2016 spring. I was just 16 y.o.
It was paranoid schizophrenia diagnosis.
I still don’t know what psychotic illness I have, but it’s super mild at the moment
Since 1992, those early years are hard to remember altho i know i was in a number of long term facilities. I think age has mellowed my symptoms a little, as when i go to the hospital now it’s usually voluntary whereas in the past it was usually an involuntary stay precipitated by encounters with law enforcement.
I graduate from high school in 1977. I knew something was wrong, after reading a lot, I suspected Sz and had my first break after being dropped off at large university with no contact from my family as they went on our yearly vacation without me.
I spent a week in the hospital and they said I would never graduate and that was just a challenge to me. I’m very stubborn and would never give up and that’s what kept me going for many years.
11 years.
I was nineteen when I got diagnosed with schizophrenia.
I was seventeen when I got sent to a mental hospital and got diagnosed with psychosis NOS.
Ive had both the diagnosis for disorganized schizophrenia and undifferentiated schizophrenia. Now i think its just plain ole schizophrenia
Pdocs usually don’t want to tag young people with the lifelong sz label because some people have one psychotic episode and then recover.
They called me many names over the years, but at one point, I said to myself, I don’t care what they call me just give me Seroquel which finally worked for me after many years of trying everything else.
Every brain is different. I hope all you find your perfect cocktail.