My son is in the hospital and he might have schizophrenia. I'm beyond terrified. It started with him using pot again when he turned 21 on November 10. He's been hearing voices, thinking he's been drugged, all kinds of delusions. He's been off the pot for about 10 days and he's still having delusions. They want to keep him to evaluate him. I've been crying all day and last night. Haven't slept in over 24 hours and have taken my meds but I'm just so worried. Just took extra zyprexa.

Please pray for us, send any good vibes. I'm so scared...

[Nammu]

(((((((((Rose)))))))) thinking good thoughts for both you and your son.

[Victoria'smom]

Thinking of you and your son.

[~Christina]

Hope good news will come your way soon.

Make sure you get some rest , you both can't be coming off the rails at the same time

(((( hugs))))

[BeyondtheRainbow]

Praying for you and your son. I Hope you are able to get some rest tonight.

[Wander]

Thinking of you. Hope he stabilises fast xx

[Wild Coyote]

(((((( Rose and Son ))))))

Keep us posted?



WC

[dillpickle1983]

Sending good vibes to you and your family.

[hopeless2015]

Prayers for your family

[JustJace2u]

I was just discharged after being in the hospital for 5 days. I hope you get some answers soon.

((((Rose))). You and your son will be in my thoughts.

[Yours_Truly]

Sending warm thoughts and hugs to you and your son.

Thank you everyone. I got some sleep. Still incredibly worried. I'm Really scared. But I've got to do my best to stay strong. Will be taking clothes and stuff to him today. I just love him so much and don't want to see him have to have a difficult life. But his voices were getting scary. He didn't tell me about them but he told the therapist at the hospital. I knew he had been hearing voices but didn't know he still was. I knew about the delusions. He thought our water was drugged, all kinds of stuff. It's been going on for about 3 weeks. But would get better, then worse, then better. Hopefully it's not schizophrenia and just from the pot and he will come out of it.

I feel really overwhelmed tho. Thanks again.

Talked with my son. He's doing better. But he's been taking zyprexa and that's what's been helping. He's saying he thinks he just had an anxiety attack. I don't think so. I need help from you guys I can't stop worrying. My house is a mess but I'm just thinking of what ifs. I put a call into my therapist. But I'm not really that close to her. My family is just saying wait and see. But I'm just so overwhelmed with what ifs. I'm so scared.

[Victoria'smom]

Would typing out your what ifs and us replying to them help?

No that would just overwhelm me I think. Some skills reminders would help. I'm drawing a blank and just feel exhausted and overwhelmed. My family thinks I should be coping better. I was doing better, but this has knocked me for a loop. And my therapist hasn't gotten back to me.

I'm still really struggling. Gonna be taking a bath soon to go see him. They put him on zyprexa. Just don't know what will happen. This is really hard. I'm so worried about him.

[Skeezyks]

Might I suggest that one important thing here is going to be for your son to have some sort of program to go to once he's released from the hospital? I know that, in my own case, those first few days & weeks after having been in the hospital, were challenging. One time I did end up attending a partial hospital program & it helped. It wasn't even that the program itself was especially great. But it gave me somewhere to go & something to do at a time when I was adrift.

[Unrigged64072835]

(((((Rose and son)))))

[Icare dixit]

Schizophrenia used to be distinguised from BP (only) based on prognosis, whether it would get worse or better over time. Now people have realised that schizophrenia can have a very good prognosis. At any rate, after a psychosis things will always improve. Maybe it won't ever happen again (that's not at all unlikely).

All it means is that there's a propensity or risk. That risk has always been there. That doesn't mean something like this will ever happen again, especially when it was drug-induced.

Just one (drug-induced; likely so-called "brief") psychotic episode doesn't warrant the schizophrenia diagnosis (that's not just me: according to the DSM).

[raspberrytorte]

Hugs, rose. I hope things get better for you and your son. You're a good mom. I know I've said that to you before.

Well saw my son. He is not himself. Very worried. But he did say the voices have stopped. I'm hoping it was just the weed. They have switched him to risperdal bc he was too tired on zyprexa. I told him to have the pdoc in the hospital call me.

Going to take more stuff to him tonight.

I'm feeling a little better. I just really hope it's just the weed and it will run its course. But I hope he learns that he can NEVER smoke it again!

Thanks everyone for your support.

[Moose72]

If weed did that maybe he does have an underlying condition. For is it normal to hallucinate on weed?

[Apokolips]

Originally Posted by Moose72

If weed did that maybe he does have an underlying condition. For is it normal to hallucinate on weed?

Not at all. Thc can increase prexisting conditions but for hallucinations I'd be more concerned it's laced. Sounds almost like pcp to be honest. Pcp tricks the brain into thinking it's dying.

[Moose72]

Originally Posted by Apokolips

Not at all. Thc can increase prexisting conditions but for hallucinations I'd be more concerned it's laced. Sounds almost like pcp to be honest. Pcp tricks the brain into thinking it's dying.

Once I hallucinated while driving. Good thing it was late. I though I was at a 3 way intersection- saw the stop bar clear as day- in the middle of the road. It took me a few minutes to figure out what was going on. The weed was home grown by a medical grower/seller who was a friend.