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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 658530" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>Onset of mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar) can be caused by environmental factors like drugs, lack of sleep, stress, virus infection etc. for people who has genetic vulnerability for it but in the end it doesn't matter. When it happens, the reason for onset (and there do not need to be reason and drug abuse may as well be a symptom as it can be a reason) doesn't matter. And unfortunately those too illnesses are such that they can not be treated without medication. And unfortunately medication that tends to have nasty side effects. Getting sober, good lifestyle choices, regular routine etc. will not cure bipolar, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder any more than they cure breast cancer or diabetes, though they do help in management of those. Nor can treatment of any of those wait till the patient embraces sobriety, regular routine and healthy diet and lifestyle. And like with cancer, early, aggressive treatment is a key to good prognosis. Every psychosis destroys the brains and makes situation more chronic. Those changes do not get better even after a good balance with medications has been found.</p><p></p><p>My son had a crisis, that could had been a psychotic break last fall and during that time we spoked with psychiatrists also about that option. He too was given Haldol and that made him a total zombie too. However he didn't get better with anti-psychotics which was a big clue his symptoms were dissociation based. But before that became evident, we were also told about treatment of first psychosis and how essential the early, aggressive treatment is, if the psychosis turns into schizophrenia.</p><p></p><p>Your son was described Haldol. To be frank, that tells you about everything you need to know if he is mentally ill. It is extremely heavy duty drug with heavy duty side effects. Extremely effective to stop psychosis and, yes, makes people more or less zombies. It is not given to people, who doctors think may have some slight mood disturbance because of drug use etc.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry to be so frank and negative, but in fact good treatment of your son's mental illness may give him quite a nice life quality. But you have to try to accept that he actually is very ill and no rehab or getting sober or anything like that will cure him and he will likely not become quite a person he once was ever again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 658530, member: 14557"] Onset of mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar) can be caused by environmental factors like drugs, lack of sleep, stress, virus infection etc. for people who has genetic vulnerability for it but in the end it doesn't matter. When it happens, the reason for onset (and there do not need to be reason and drug abuse may as well be a symptom as it can be a reason) doesn't matter. And unfortunately those too illnesses are such that they can not be treated without medication. And unfortunately medication that tends to have nasty side effects. Getting sober, good lifestyle choices, regular routine etc. will not cure bipolar, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder any more than they cure breast cancer or diabetes, though they do help in management of those. Nor can treatment of any of those wait till the patient embraces sobriety, regular routine and healthy diet and lifestyle. And like with cancer, early, aggressive treatment is a key to good prognosis. Every psychosis destroys the brains and makes situation more chronic. Those changes do not get better even after a good balance with medications has been found. My son had a crisis, that could had been a psychotic break last fall and during that time we spoked with psychiatrists also about that option. He too was given Haldol and that made him a total zombie too. However he didn't get better with anti-psychotics which was a big clue his symptoms were dissociation based. But before that became evident, we were also told about treatment of first psychosis and how essential the early, aggressive treatment is, if the psychosis turns into schizophrenia. Your son was described Haldol. To be frank, that tells you about everything you need to know if he is mentally ill. It is extremely heavy duty drug with heavy duty side effects. Extremely effective to stop psychosis and, yes, makes people more or less zombies. It is not given to people, who doctors think may have some slight mood disturbance because of drug use etc. I'm sorry to be so frank and negative, but in fact good treatment of your son's mental illness may give him quite a nice life quality. But you have to try to accept that he actually is very ill and no rehab or getting sober or anything like that will cure him and he will likely not become quite a person he once was ever again. [/QUOTE]
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