Life has turned in a complete chaos ever since prodrome stormed into my life. Profrome refers to a period of decreased functioning prior to the first psychosis or the onset of schizophrenia. I wish I only knew it before its rude awakening to my life of in...
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prodrome
DCROY9633
Thursday, December 25, 2008 at 07:08 PM
When I was in college, I also went through a prodromal phase. Mine developed over the first 3 years. There were hallucinations like voices and auras around people. I was manic, also, which is not always part of a sz prodrome. My perspective was off when I was outside. I couldn't tell near from far and it was scary, especially, to drive feeling like that. There were problems with insomnia and feeling driven toward activities, as though I must go at them 100mph. It all settled a bit when I got married after stopping out of school for a year. Then an abusive marriage revved it up again and a few years later the really bad stuff happened. Suicidal and homicidal urges. Being picked up by the police a couple of times when others complained of my activities. (Like buying guns and faxing messages to my doctors that they didn't like.) Finally, the prodrome ended up being out-and-out schizophrenia.
Have you been diagnosed with a specific mental illness? Schizophrenia? I was first diagnosed as bipolar, then major depression w/psychotic features, then schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Now the diagnosis is back to chronic schizophrenia.
Are you currently taking a medication to alleviate the symptoms? Are you seeing a psychiatrist? At least by coming here to this site you can see you are not alone. I look forward to seeing other posts by you.
Carolyn
When I was in college, I also went through a prodromal phase. Mine developed over the first 3 years. There were hallucinations like voices and auras around people. I was manic, also, which is not always part of a sz prodrome. My perspective was off when I was outside. I couldn't tell near from far and it was scary, especially, to drive feeling like that. There were problems with insomnia and feeling driven toward activities, as though I must go at them 100mph. It all settled a bit when I got married after stopping out of school for a year. Then an abusive marriage revved it up again and a few years later the really bad stuff happened. Suicidal and homicidal urges. Being picked up by the police a couple of times when others complained of my activities. (Like buying guns and faxing messages to my doctors that they didn't like.) Finally, the prodrome ended up being out-and-out schizophrenia.
Have you been diagnosed with a specific mental illness? Schizophrenia? I was first diagnosed as bipolar, then major depression w/psychotic features, then schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Now the diagnosis is back to chronic schizophrenia.
Are you currently taking a medication to alleviate the symptoms? Are you seeing a psychiatrist? At least by coming here to this site you can see you are not alone. I look forward to seeing other posts by you.
Carolyn