Posted by SchizoADHD on October 20, 2003, at 11:37:34
How do you distinguish between psychosis and non-psychotic wierd behavior?
How do you distinguish between schizophrenia and ADHD?
What medicines are best for a person with severe ADHD when he seems to get
pushed over the edge with stress, anxiety, sleeplessness and "appears" to
lose touch with reality?My 21 year old son had a traumatic birth, low APGAR scores,
and apparently neurological injury. Mother was anorexic.
He had an exceptionally low threshold for pain, whether it was vaccinations or
any stress whatsoever. Attention deficit problems throughout grade school
years. Home schooled. Needed lots of one on one attention. He was always
good at learning or memorizing facts but could not sort out and analyze them.
He continued to speak in high pitched voice long beyond when most boys voices
change after puberty.His teen years became very difficult for him, overwhelming stress as friends
went off to college and he could not even cope to get a job. At age
16 to 18 he began losing sleep and losing touch with reality.
Bizarre behavior, running off, disorientation, etc. led to treatment
and institutionalization.It seems clear-cut case of schizophrenia to doctors, but medicines have failed
to correct it. Risperdal, zyprexa, and now clozaril.
Diagnosis of schizophrenia seems to be doctor's excuse for giving up on him.
None of the meds help his attention and concentration.
Strattera along with zyprexa helped a lot but doctor took him off both when relapse
occurred.Doctors don't seem to realize that his inability to concentrate and focus his attention
is absolutely debilitating in itself without regard to the question of psychosis!!!I need help sorting all this out.
Recently I read about the National Academy for Child Development which apparently
deals a lot with autism and other unique learning disorders.
Would that route be useful, or would it be just another rabbit trail?Thanks for any input anyone can give!
poster:SchizoADHD
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