what age did you develop this disease. Personally I was 26 when I got it and I have struugled for the past 12 and a half years. I find sz to be challenging to say the least.
I was 12 when I was diagnosed. Had my onset at 11.
I was prodromal from about age 32, but got full blown psychosis at 35. the night of the time change of 1997 in October I think? whenever the time change was.
I was diagnosed at 15 but had symptoms for many years before. I remember seeing things and being paranoid in elementary school.
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diagnosed at 19, actively psychotic since 18 1/2. I remember my first delusion at 11 and my first hallucination at 18. Then the hallucinations got really bad in a matter of weeks, and delusions were like the number of leaves on a tree in the summer. What a crappy analogy.
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I got psychosis at about 36. Was diagnosed at 37. Was diagnosed with schizophrenia at 39.
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I got diagnosed at age 18 almost 19, but the symptoms came about years before that, at 13 and manifested as undiagnosed and untreated panic disorder with voices
I was eleven. Still not
15 or 16. very unsettled home life add drugs into the mix.
Looking back, it started when I was 16 or 17 but I wasn’t diagnosed until I was 19.
I was prodromal starting at age 15. (I developed a bad case of bulimia from age 15 to age 23). My boyfriend said he noticed the first signs of sza in me at age 17, but I didn’t get any medical attention then. I myself noticed signs of it at age 23, on my first day of nursing school. It was then that I diagnosed myself. But, I still didn’t receive any medical attention, (I was afraid of getting kicked out of nursing school). It wasn’t til I was 31 years old, when I was hospitalized for the first time, for suicidal ideation, that I started getting some real help. I was able to hide my symptoms all those years because my main symptoms up til then, were paranoia and delusions. The hallucinations were minimal. I wasn’t diagnosed with sza until I was 34 years old. Before that, it was severe depression, and bipolar.
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I believe it started age 20
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I was diagnosed at 17. But I had a lot of odd extreme mood swings and melt downs when I was 5.
I think my first full blown psychosis hit when I was 7.
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I was 21 when I first started having symptoms but it wasnt until I was 26 that I was diagnosed with sz.
age 14 and they beat the hell outta me daily with brain nukes and brain tazers and worse up until today and im 22.
Although the way it is looking I will get out of here at about 24 maby not I get alotta BS from telepathics.
the doctor down right refused to diagnose me with scitzophrenia when I was 14 so I never got any real treatment. and some of us know they are really cruel telepathics. a bunch of beedy eyed terrorists! cold as a stone!
age 21. I feel lucky compared to these other replies.
I was 30 when symptoms first occurred and first psychosis occurred shortly after, in a matter of months. Got diagnosed right away and received treatment for paranoid sz although right now I’m 31 and struggling with deficit sz I can assure you, it’s hell on earth: no emotions no willpower no pleasure no thoughts into my head whatsoever… just bitterness.
i was diagnosed with schizophrenia at 18.5 and schizoaffective at about 26. (sarcasm on)Then in 2005 at the age of 48 a new pdoc waved a magic wand and said I no longer had schizoaffective. That pdoc was a miracle worker if not for him I would still be a schizoaffective.(sarcasm off)
I date my illness from my first hospitalization-age 21.
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Drug induced breakdown at 16/17 symptoms didn’t start disappearing into the mist on meds until 23/24 when I stopped heavy drinking and starting painting & formed two important friendships with my counsellor and old friend. Diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia at 18 with Chronic paranoid ideation, visual illusions, thought reading, voices, delusions of refrence, delusion of persecution. Locked up 3 times 2 times at 19 overdoses on benzos couldn’t take it anymore then psych rehab at 23. From 18 to 23/24 didn’t leave the house in complete recluse gave up all hope of being a happy participant in society slowly started recovering at 23/24 with consistent and right medication. I don’t try and live the media workaholic 9 to 5 lifestyle I live my own, I pay taxes, I drink alcohol once a week I paint abstract pictures I’m a fanatical music listener I’m happy I’m recovered not cured Peace
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