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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 292853" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Why was he diagnosed with schizophrenia? Do you agree that he has it? Does he hallucinate or have distorted thinking? If he truly is schizophrenic, I'm not an expert in that by any means, but, being interested in mental illness, I've read a lot about it. I would say that if this extremely serious brain disorder is truly his diagnosis, he is going to process things very slowly, be somewhat confused a lot, possibly substance abuse to feel better, and just be a little bit "off." I wouldn't blame him for his disorder--maybe he needs a group home to help him and take the burden off of you. It's tough to raise a mentally ill young adult.</p><p></p><p>Ok, you're not a bad mother. You're overwhelmed. Here are my thoughts. Risperdal made my son so sleepy that that's all he did. I removed it, but he doesn't have schizophrenia either. medications can make one very lethargic and interfer with cognitive thinking. I have needed medications since I was 23 and I won't take any that dull me or slow me down. I hate the feeling. You do feel like doing nothing. I'm not excusing him because I don't know if that's why he's acting lazy, but it's possible. It can also slow down your thinking processes. Both bipolar and schizophrenia, especially schizophrenia, can cause cognitive problems. Schizophrenic kids may have been the at the top of their class, but once they get sick, often they can barely slice meat for dinner. It's really sad. Often in my opinion they need a group home. Many these days do function at home, but they still need help. </p><p>He could also have Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) and been misdiagnosed. What do YOU think? You're mom and you have that wonderful radar called "MOM GUT." Do you think he is schizophrenic or that he has been misdiagnosed?</p><p></p><p>Marg is best to help you with the resources in your country as we are so different here. But I did want to let you know that everyone snaps under pressure. I slapped my daughter once when she was eleven. This was over ten years ago and I still cringe that I did it. But we're human. (((Hugs)))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 292853, member: 1550"] Why was he diagnosed with schizophrenia? Do you agree that he has it? Does he hallucinate or have distorted thinking? If he truly is schizophrenic, I'm not an expert in that by any means, but, being interested in mental illness, I've read a lot about it. I would say that if this extremely serious brain disorder is truly his diagnosis, he is going to process things very slowly, be somewhat confused a lot, possibly substance abuse to feel better, and just be a little bit "off." I wouldn't blame him for his disorder--maybe he needs a group home to help him and take the burden off of you. It's tough to raise a mentally ill young adult. Ok, you're not a bad mother. You're overwhelmed. Here are my thoughts. Risperdal made my son so sleepy that that's all he did. I removed it, but he doesn't have schizophrenia either. medications can make one very lethargic and interfer with cognitive thinking. I have needed medications since I was 23 and I won't take any that dull me or slow me down. I hate the feeling. You do feel like doing nothing. I'm not excusing him because I don't know if that's why he's acting lazy, but it's possible. It can also slow down your thinking processes. Both bipolar and schizophrenia, especially schizophrenia, can cause cognitive problems. Schizophrenic kids may have been the at the top of their class, but once they get sick, often they can barely slice meat for dinner. It's really sad. Often in my opinion they need a group home. Many these days do function at home, but they still need help. He could also have Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) and been misdiagnosed. What do YOU think? You're mom and you have that wonderful radar called "MOM GUT." Do you think he is schizophrenic or that he has been misdiagnosed? Marg is best to help you with the resources in your country as we are so different here. But I did want to let you know that everyone snaps under pressure. I slapped my daughter once when she was eleven. This was over ten years ago and I still cringe that I did it. But we're human. (((Hugs))) [/QUOTE]
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