How old were you...

sensatives · Sep 17, 2015, 12:13 AM

..when you started experiencing symptoms of psychosis?

A18793715 · Sep 17, 2015, 12:14 AM

When I think back, my paranoia started around age 9. I didn't notice any hallucinations until around 13.

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Sep 17, 2015, 04:28 AM

I was 30 when the clock struck 12. I was suppose to get a scholarship from the philosophy department, but after... well, let's just call it a mess.

Sometimes psychotic · Sep 17, 2015, 04:47 AM

36............

sensatives · Sep 17, 2015, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 0dysseus

I was 30 when the clock struck 12. I was suppose to get a scholarship from the philosophy department, but after... well, let's just call it a mess.

I'm so sorry.

sensatives · Sep 17, 2015, 05:10 AM

This is interesting. My psychiatrist told me that most people who suffer from psychosis will start experiencing symptoms by their teens. They told me that my symptoms were probably due to something else, because I didn't experience any symptoms as a child. So I'm guessing my psych was wrong? They've said many ridiculous things in the past, so I won't be surprised if this was another one of them.

Sometimes psychotic · Sep 17, 2015, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by sensatives

This is interesting. My psychiatrist told me that most people who suffer from psychosis will start experiencing symptoms by their teens. They told me that my symptoms were probably due to something else, because I didn't experience any symptoms as a child. So I'm guessing my psych was wrong? They've said many ridiculous things in the past, so I won't be surprised if this was another one of them.

It's more common for it to happen at a younger age and generally you are considered extremely rare if you have an onset after 40. I know I had a complete medical workup to rule that stuff out....CAT scan (or you can get an MRI) and EEG as well as thyroid check.

Loial · Sep 17, 2015, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by sensatives

This is interesting. My psychiatrist told me that most people who suffer from psychosis will start experiencing symptoms by their teens. They told me that my symptoms were probably due to something else, because I didn't experience any symptoms as a child. So I'm guessing my psych was wrong? They've said many ridiculous things in the past, so I won't be surprised if this was another one of them.

Typical age on onset for schizophrenia is between 16-30, with males generally developing it a few years earlier than females.

Here's a psych central article on it: Schizophrenia Usually Strikes First in Young Adults

Sep 17, 2015, 07:35 AM

16 years young. The year prior was the best year I've ever had... so far. The following year (16) I spent the majority in various hospitals across the UK and Ireland. Not fun.

sensatives · Sep 17, 2015, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic

It's more common for it to happen at a younger age and generally you are considered extremely rare if you have an onset after 40. I know I had a complete medical workup to rule that stuff out....CAT scan (or you can get an MRI) and EEG as well as thyroid check.

Thank you. I'm in my twenties, so I was wondering.. what's considered "younger age"?

sensatives · Sep 17, 2015, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Loial

Typical age on onset for schizophrenia is between 16-30, with males generally developing it a few years earlier than females.

Here's a psych central article on it: Schizophrenia Usually Strikes First in Young Adults

Oh! Thank you so much. That's a very helpful article!!!

junkDNA · Sep 17, 2015, 08:50 AM

the paranoia came at age 10. hallucinations started at 16. i am 28.

Angelique67 · Sep 17, 2015, 09:09 AM

My main problem (not sure if it's part of sz) started when I was around 6 or 7. The hallucinations and delusion of the stalker started when I was between 49 to 51.

Sep 17, 2015, 02:40 PM

I started experiencing symptoms when I was 17,
But they were really mild then. They got way worse when I was 18/19.

Sometimes psychotic · Sep 17, 2015, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by sensatives

Thank you. I'm in my twenties, so I was wondering.. what's considered "younger age"?

teens and early 20s for males, or through late 20's for females...

Blue_Bird · Sep 17, 2015, 05:36 PM

I've had mental health problems since around 14, didn't have paranoid delusions until around 18 or 19, I'm 21 now

justmeandmyhead · Sep 18, 2015, 04:35 AM

I had delusional thoughts around 13 but they only became a problem at around 18/19 which was when I started hallucinating too

Atypical_Disaster · Sep 18, 2015, 11:11 AM

Early childhood for me...

CrazyLo · Sep 18, 2015, 12:43 PM

Males statistically start having issues in late teens/early twenties, for women: late 20's.

My first psychotic episode was when I was 26 years old. Then I had a two year gap with no symptoms other than hypomania and mania (but no psychosis). This year the psychosis came back and worse...I'm almost 29 years old now. Hallucinations just started since last month, delusions started in June. So it's all very new for me.

Shmooey · Sep 18, 2015, 06:13 PM

Early childhood for me too. I used to visually and auditorally (is that a word?) hallucinate a monkey outside my closet door when I was 3 and 4 years old. That was the first things that happened, though I did not see a psychiatrist until I was 18.

Paranoia also started young. I can remember being paranoid in the fourth grade after I left Montessori and went into regular school. It's been constant since then (I'm turning 45 in December).

newtus · Sep 18, 2015, 06:31 PM

I started having symptoms of paranoia between 9 - 12 years old. and the hallucinations started really quickly after that. they got worse as I entered my 20s.