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Originally Posted by mgran
Why would benadryl cause a problem? In the UK it's an allergy medication. (I've never taken it, but I'm surprised an over the counter would be dangerous.)
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Same here. You can overdose on it. I guess some people use it to get high:
http://ehealthforum.com/health/benad...e-t144141.html http://www.kmbc.com/r/15381731/detail.html
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I wonder, from what you've said, if psychotic experiences might not just be people working through "baggage." As you say you had difficulty with your son as a teen, and are now repairing your relationship. I'm similarly repairing my relationship with my Dad... I wonder how common this is? If psychic trauma when you're younger causes a hiccup, and perhaps psychosis, properly managed, can be healing?
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Personally I think it is. It's not popular to say so anymore, because 1) it sounds like you're blaming parents and 2) you sell more drugs if you convince people they have a "broken brain," an incurable life-long genetic condition for which the only treatment is antipsychotic medication.
It's my understanding that schizophrenia used to be called "schizophrenic reaction" in an earlier version of the DSM. Implicit in that name is the idea of something external which the person is reacting to. The term schizophrenia makes it sound more like the person is flawed or damaged in some way.