I think I had the longest prodromal stage in history. OMG it was long. Probably at least 6 years of building and developing. And there was at least some psychosis going on in that time.
I think my schizophrenia was of the insidious type. I just got worse inch by inch year by year.
My prodromal stage was also long - about 4 years (1998-2002) - my high school years. I had severe panic attacks and a little bit of voices. Then slid into mood swings then after i left school I broke down and it was complete sza.
I think my prodromal phase started in 2010, and I didn’t have my first psychotic break until 2016. So 6 years – about as long as yours, @DarthVader. I had no idea what was going on during that time…
4 years give or take, of depression and anxiety, 2 years of voices.
Both before my first major episode
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I never had a prodromal stage, I’ve been sz since birth 
I don’t really understand wat prodromal phase is
Some people have a phase before their first major break. Usually lasts a few years, and there are signs.
Anxiety and depression are often misdiagnosed in the prodromal stage, and could be markers to raising risk of psychosis.
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it’s pretty much the signs and symptoms before the onset of schizophrenia. These symptoms can include depression, anxiety, and social isolation – to name a few.
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Oh in that case I ve had prodromal stage ever since I was like 12 lol.
Mainly anxiety but then a few years later the social isolation got worse n worse
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yeah, it can last for a couple weeks or months, or numerous years. Just depends. But it’s often misdiagnosed during this period, like major depressive disorder
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