How old were you when you had your first schizophrenic experience?

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21

What can you do?

22

yesā€¦ bingoā€¦

23

So what do you feel about it now?

24

No idea :confused: maybe change meds but thatā€™s a terrible idea. I read online that after a few years it can cause permanent damage, and people take meds for thyroid problems rather than get rid of lithium because it helps so much.

25

So you have a plan to do things if it works.

26

I donā€™t like any of my plans. They all turn out bad for me.

27

You donā€™t like your plans?

28

No. I either have to stop or reduce lithium which is the only drug to ever help with my chronic suicidal ideation. My other option is to take thyroid meds and get permanent damage from lithium. Iā€™m nervous both ways.

29

Makes sense. Where do you wanna go from here?

30

Im gonna discuss my options with my psychiatrist. Iā€™m so afraid of losing the positive effects of lithium because itā€™s only a matter of time until I attempt suicide again without it. So Iā€™m kinda stuck.

Thanks for chattin with me

31

Yeah, your welcome. Hope everything works out for you with you and your Doc.

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32

around 22 i thought that the world was ruled by an evil elite seeking to destroy and harm people. it was mild but was getting bothersome in times. like i used to watch tv or videos and would interpret it very different from what was actually said. the real schizophrenia kicked in 1 day before my 23rd birthday with religious delusions. i was sent to hospital on my 23rd birthday.

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33

Had anxiety age 11
Had symptoms of paranoia age 16 but I didnā€™t know what was happening

34

First psychotic break age 39 under extreme stress. Hearing voices, mild paranoia, but no delusions. Never admitted, one visit from crisis team to drop off some meds, that was all.

35

It started after I turned 22 around Christmas and it got really bad by august 2012 and by my 23rd birthday I recovered.

36

I thought cars were following me around 7yrs old, but psychotic around 26

37

26 full blown schizophrenic experienceā€¦the devil tormented meā€¦that was back in 2002

38

I know Iā€™ve posted a lot already in here but I didnā€™t get to properly reply. So here it is:

I had my first psychotic experience at 18. And the meds did little to nothing. Nothing really got better until I quit doing drugs and the triggering people moved out. I still feel symptoms from time to time. Like people sending me messages, or fear. Sometimes seeing things that may or may not be there. Its really hard to tell with the hallucinations because we do have a lot of bugs here and sometimes I see them in the corner of my eye when they really arenā€™t there.

39

Probably in my early twenties, but how much of it was SZ and how much was uppers, weed, sleep deprivation and the occasional hit of LSD is anyoneā€™s guess.

Pixel.

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For me it was when I was 22