Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
hallucinating child - schizophrenia?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 315172" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I'm going to gently disagree that if she seems ok during the day she's not hallucinating at night, although I'm not saying to rule anything out. I spent three weeks in a really severe psychiatric hospital once (It was my choice to find out what was wrong with me by going to a hospital that takes the most sever cases of all) and the psychotic patients were often ok during the day but their demons came out at night. Maybe they were distracted during the day, but many mental illnesses are worse at night. Sometimes patients wandered during the night, once into my room. It freaked me out.</p><p></p><p>This doesn't mean she HAS schizophrenia or psychosis, but it sounds like she has delusional thinking, such as not believing she has a face or thinking the trees are breathing. in my opinion only (I could be wrong) this is too severe for a sleep disorder. A good psychiatrist will rule out all possible "other" causes. When I was in the hospital I had everything done to me from thyroid tests to a complete blood work up to a seven hour blood fasting test. These things are unlikely to cause psychosis, but it's good to rule everything out WHILE your child is in treatment with a psychiatrist. </p><p></p><p>This is just my opinion and I could be wrong, but I think your very first stop should be with a psychiatrist who has a good reputation around town. Waiting will probably only make things worse. You could take her to a neurologist at the same time. Likely, like with me, the neurologist won't find anything, but it never hurts to dig deep. But no reason to delay the psychiatrist. JMO with my own long history of mental illness, plus my son's problem.</p><p></p><p>TAke care and good luck, whichever path you take.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 315172, member: 1550"] I'm going to gently disagree that if she seems ok during the day she's not hallucinating at night, although I'm not saying to rule anything out. I spent three weeks in a really severe psychiatric hospital once (It was my choice to find out what was wrong with me by going to a hospital that takes the most sever cases of all) and the psychotic patients were often ok during the day but their demons came out at night. Maybe they were distracted during the day, but many mental illnesses are worse at night. Sometimes patients wandered during the night, once into my room. It freaked me out. This doesn't mean she HAS schizophrenia or psychosis, but it sounds like she has delusional thinking, such as not believing she has a face or thinking the trees are breathing. in my opinion only (I could be wrong) this is too severe for a sleep disorder. A good psychiatrist will rule out all possible "other" causes. When I was in the hospital I had everything done to me from thyroid tests to a complete blood work up to a seven hour blood fasting test. These things are unlikely to cause psychosis, but it's good to rule everything out WHILE your child is in treatment with a psychiatrist. This is just my opinion and I could be wrong, but I think your very first stop should be with a psychiatrist who has a good reputation around town. Waiting will probably only make things worse. You could take her to a neurologist at the same time. Likely, like with me, the neurologist won't find anything, but it never hurts to dig deep. But no reason to delay the psychiatrist. JMO with my own long history of mental illness, plus my son's problem. TAke care and good luck, whichever path you take. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
hallucinating child - schizophrenia?
Top