Schizophreniform Disorder

Question: i am scared of my schizophreniform disorder? i had schizophreniform disorder about 6 months ago.i had hallucinations and didn't even realise i was sick.fortunately my family noticed and got me help.it was just so horrible and i'm scared i become sick again. what should i do?

Answer: i have it too sweetie and i was diagnosed later on because i was adopted. it took a long time to get the right med's combination, but i am now 42 a mother and a grandmother and living a full and happy life. sure there are bad time's but that's all part of it. having a supportive family is a huge bonus for you. face it, learn about it arm yourself with knowledge about it. the more info we have with this illness the better we can deal with it and have a good life. it's not a easy road but the journey is worth it. if the med's are not the right ones keep trying until you do get them. live your life not in fear of what might happen. but knowing how to deal with it if it doe's happen best of luck to you smile's jamie

Question: schizophreniform disorder question? do people with schizophreniform disorder understand that their dellusions are bizarre and probably untrue or do they (like schizophreniacs) believe that they are real? also, do schizophreniacs realize after a psychotic episode that their dellusion/hullicination was false? i read that the difference was that people with schizophreniform realized that their dellusions werent true after a psychotic episode but i need another opinion.

Answer: Schizophreniform Disorder is a milder form of Schizophrenia that does not meet the full criteria for the disorder. I never heard that people with Schizophreniform Disorder are any more aware that their delusions are false than anyone with full Schizophrenia. If somebody has a psychotic episode in the context of another disorder, such as Bipolar Disorder or Major Depression; they might be able to tell a delusion is false but it seems to only happen after the delusion has resolved.

Question: I have schizophreniform and schizoaffectiove disorder. what should i do with my life? I have those 2 conditions mentioned above and my symptoms were suicidal thoughts all the time, homicidal wishes towards my family, and wanting to be taller or else i wanted to commit suicide. Also, I had negative emotions. Mainly in the context that I killed rats by drowning or using fire. thanks

Answer: With the help of a professional, find a regimen of meds that will keep you calm, sane & safe. It will take time, trial & error but with all the options available today, obtaining and maintaining your personal serenity is not only possible, but probable.

Question: What are some things that mentally disabled or schizophrenic people can't do? I was diagnosed as 30% mentally disabled, with schizophreniform, schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia and depression. Yet I can do anything that a normal person can. thanks in advance.

Answer: The word "schizophrenia" is simply a label used to categorise a list of psychosocial traits that Psychiatry considers to be improper or abnormal in society. Psychiatry defines these traits as a "mental illness", and promotes it as a "disease" that requires "treatment". It is not a "disease", despite claims made in certain peoples answers here. There is NO credible scientific evidence that shows the existence of what constitutes "schizophrenia" as a biological/neurological disorder, brain abnormality or "chemical imbalance". "For a disease to exist there must be a tangible, objective physical abnormality that can be determined by a test such as, but not limited to, blood or urine test, X-Ray, brain scan or biopsy. All reputable doctors would agree: No physical abnormality, no disease. In psychiatry, no test or brain scan exists to prove that a 'mental disorder' is a physical disease. Disingenuous comparisons between physical and mental illness and medicine are simply part of psychiatry's orchestrated but fraudulent public relations and marketing campaign." Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD (Neurologist, Pediatric Neurology), & Fellow at the American Academy of Neurology. "Chemical imbalance…it’s a shorthand term really, it’s probably drug industry derived… We don’t have tests because to do it, you’d probably have to take a chunk of brain out of someone - not a good idea." Dr. Mark Graff, Chair of the Committee of Public Affairs for the American Psychiatric Association. July, 2005. Symptoms that psychiatry labels as "schizophrenia" (or it's related disorders), can stem from any number of variable sources. Many people have overcome disorders such as "bipolar" and "schizophrenia" through effective megavitamin therapy and effective nutrition. A growing wealth of evidence supports that underlying nutritional deficiencies can cause even the most severe mental disorders, including "schizophrenia". [1,2,3,4,5,6] You may also be interested to know that the work undertaken by pioneers such as Dr. Lars Martensson and the late Dr. Loren Mosher show that there is also another way - far safer and more effective than psychiatric restraint, drugs and electro-shocks. For over a decade Loren R Mosher, MD, held a central position in American psychiatric research. He was the first Chief of the Center for Studies of Schizophrenia at the National Institute of Mental Health, 1969-1980. He founded the Schizophrenia Bulletin and for ten years he was its Editor-in-Chief. He also led the Soteria Project, which demonstrated that effective rehabilitation is possible without harmful antipsychotic drugs. Soteria provided a safe and sane environment where schizophrenic patients could stay, medication-free, with a young, nonprofessional staff trained to listen to and understand them and provide companionship. The idea was that schizophrenia can often be overcome with the help of meaningful relationships, rather than with drugs, and that such treatment would eventually lead to unquestionably healthier lives. The results were fantastic. Over just 6 weeks, patients recovered as quickly as those treated with medication in hospitals. [7,8] Bottom line? Psychiatry is a belief-system, a "faith", not a science. Despite the huge marketing strategies, the so-called "research" and all the propaganda thrown at the world, there is not one iota of scientific evidence that proves that "schizophrenia" or ANY mental illness, in fact, exists as an actual --medical disease--. The U.S. Surgeon General’s Report on Mental Health states: “The precise causes (etiology) of mental disorders are not known� and that “there is no definitive lesion, laboratory test, or abnormality in brain tissue that can identify the illness.� If you have been told differently then know this: You have been lied to. For more information, please visit: http://groups.msn.com/psychbusters Decoding Psychiatric Propaganda See also http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/a…

Question: How come I am mentally disabled and I can do everything in life? The social security administration found me mentally disabled. Also the 3 doctors and phychiatric hospitals diagnozed me as schizophrenic, schizophreniform, and schizoaffective disorder. Yet, I can drive, I can take showers, shop, play computer games, etc.. so how am I disabled then? please help. I receive a monthly income of $832 disability benefits. thanks

Answer: Didnt you just ask how you can get cancer i read that but left no answer cause i thought that was a strange question... but anyways a docter can be wrong about you however 3 docters are usually right. Just sit back and enjoy the money u are getting.

Question: i am scared of my mental illness? i had schizophreniform disorder about 6 months ago.i had hallucinations and didn't even realise i was sick.fortunately my family noticed and got me help.it was just so horrible and i'm scared i become sick again. what should i do?

Answer: as stupid at it may sound, try not to think about it! I know it seems hard, but once you get your mind on other things, you wont notice the fear as much. I'm dead scared of going back to my depression.. but I started drawing and playing computer games so I didn't have to think about it as much.. and it's helping me :D hope you'll get better. xo <3

Question: 16 year old bed wetting and fecal smearing. Don't bother to answer if you aren't serious. I need help!? Ok, I took in my friend's 16 year old son (15 at the time) last year during a rough time with their family. I've known him since he was born, his parents were friends of my husband and I in college. His hisotry is very tainted. He was abused sexually, physically and I can probably guess mentally, too. He has a list of mental and behavioral disorders which are usually contained with his daily medication but sometimes he still shows symptoms of his disorders even then. I can name that he has a schizophreniform disorder, a number of mood disorders, anxiety disorders in which he has panic attacks and severe anxiety at times. He suffers from anorexia and on occasion I'd catch him purging. I've also caught hima busing drugs and alcohol. He also has seizures. He isn't a bad kid, I rarely have problems with him and if I catch him doing something I disagree with, he won't aruge back or yell or anything but I do notice that he throws temper tantrums when he isn't getting his way such as when he doesn't want to eat dinner, when he doesn't want to go to the doctor, ect. Lately, I've found that his medication isn't helping as well as it used to. I know that he's taking it because I help him with the pills and the injection but the symptoms from his mental and behavioral disorders are returning as well as seizures. This has been happening for the last 3 days. I've also noticed that he would wet himself at night and sometimes during the day. I talked to him about this, though. But what I found recently disturbed me. I came into his room to collect the laundry when I found that it was damp. I later discovered it was urine and he had peed not while he was wearing the clothes, but in the closet and in the hamper. I didn't talk to him about this yet because I'm not sure how to talk about it, honestly but I know it can't go unoticed. Yesterday, I came in to check on him because he was being unusally quiet and I found him sitting by the closet smearing his poop on the wall and fresh urine in the closet. He was very quiet and he didn't fight me when I took him to the bathroom and sat him down to ask him why he was doing it. I didn't yell. He just looked at me with a helpless expression and didn't say anything. I'm uterrly appaled and I don't know what to do. Why is he starting this new behavior?

Answer: My impression is that this young boy has deep seated anger.....and that perhaps he is doing this new behavior as a way to relieve the inward pain. You are to be commended for what you are doing for him. He needs help to understand why he is doing this. I feel strongly that he has deep seated, unresolved anger.

Question: I have no idea what is going on anymore? i'll try and keep this short: + i am 18, female. so there's a clash cause i started getting cbt when i was 17 in a child and adolescent place but i'm now an adult, but i'm still at the child place + i have a severe anxiety disorder, hear voices at times and i'm being spied on by a foreign government. low mood, self harm. + basically my cbt therapist is asking the adult place for more advice on my situation and she showed me the letter she wrote to them. + in it, she said my beliefs on being spied on were "deulsional" and that she'd contacted the early intervention team who said they couldn't do much more than people were doing for me at the moment + i looked up this early intervention team and it's for psychosis - so am i psychotic? - if i'm psychotic what hope is there for me? - will i have to go on meds? i've been allergic to risperdone which they put me on a low dose for, for anxiety and prozac never helped me - will this turn into something bad like schizophrenia? do i have schizophreniform disorder or psychotic disorder? what are they going to do to me now?!?! thank you hope that made sense, if not ask and i will add details

Answer: you may be in early psychosis. They want the intervention team to see you now to stop it from progressing, which may involve trying different drugs and/or therapy to see what helps you the most. It does not have to turn into schizophrenia - it might, but it can't be determined. that is part ow why they would like you to get into early intervention. I suspect they don't yet have enough diagnostic criteria, and you aren't old enough yet to tell if you are schizophreniform disorder or psychotic disorder. they are going to talk to you, and ask you to cooperate while they look for drugs that will help. they aren't going to force you to do anything.

Question: Will I be forced by the law to continue taking psychiatric medication? I take medi.cat.ion for schizophreniform disorder, diagnosed when I was in high school. Later, while still a minor, I pointed a kn:ife at a store clerk. I defended myself at court by saying that I had forgotted to take my med,s. My question is, Will I be forced to continue taking medica.t.ion since I could "cause harm to myself or others" when off them? (It's been a day since my appointment date for the injeccion) [some spelling errors done on purpose]

Answer: Unfortunately your disorder is not something that goes away. It is not like an infection, your illness is a chronic disease like HIV that must be managed by medication. The common problem with individuals who take psychiatric medication is that they feel good and believe they are either cured or no longer need to take medication, unfortunately you are never cured. if you stop taking medication, you will eventually become ill again. So, do not stop taking your medication. At the least you should talk with your doctor and discuss other options which may be a different type of medication.

Question: schizophrenia and LSD, mushies, mescaline? i have been diagnosed with schizophreniform disorder (something like not quite schizophrenia) symptoms (i hear voices and have catatonic behaviour) and the doc said i may soon need meds if it develops. My friend and i were gonna try Acid together and i have always been soo keen, but you can see my problem.. will taking psycadelics have abnormally bad effects on me or set off a full blown schizo episode or something? my condition is fairly mild although i did go a bit off the loop after smoking pot all weekend one time..

Answer: Yes, there is a good chance this will bring out some very very harmful and permanent psychological effects. The problem is nobody knows for certain, but it is though to "unravel" potentially latent schizophrenia. Look, I'm basically right in the head ;-) and LSD kicks my butt mentally for days thereafter, if not weeks even. It is not a toy, it is one of the most powerful experiences a person can go through in a lifetime, and I would suggest that if you are really interested in peering deep into your mind and soul, you try something unharmful like meditation. With enough effort, you can achieve the same effects, and they are more permanent. It just takes months to get there with dedication, instead of an hour with guaranteed short-term-ness.