Straight Talk About Living with a Severe Mental Illness (Ep. 109)

[@SandySeby]

Amazing. I love your podcast, every episode. I downloaded Darrell's 6-pg psychosis and psychotic illnesses guide which was so helpful! Thank you

[@SZ3MomsTrenches]

@@SandySeby thanks! So glad it was helpful

[@AmyRAgner]

Just know that I love you and thank you Ladies for speaking about our story as moms and for understanding…❤️❤️❤️

[@SZ3MomsTrenches]

Amy, thanks so much!

[@anahitpetrosyan1749]

Thank you, a very interesting and educational podcast (as usual).

[@SZ3MomsTrenches]

@@anahitpetrosyan1749 thanks!

[@seanoconnor1689]

Really good podcast!

[@SZ3MomsTrenches]

thanks!

[@maryprell3656]

My experience with early psychosis is my emotions were heightened and stronger than needed or was comfortable. Instead of being annoyed and disappointed I became livid. Or if content and happy I became exstatic. The ill brain goes to extremes. A well person needs some paranoia so they don’t become pushovers to other people’s motives. A paranoid SZ person goes to extremes. So yes an ill person is not negotiating reality. I knew I had psychosis but spent over a year in and out it. Then I asked my husband to get help from our insurance. It took 4 months for an appointment. I did not like the psyche nurse or the med. after a year I waited to see if psychosis would come back My thoughts became too fast. So I found a new person and chose my own med. was able then to go back to work for 25 years. Now retired. If anyone finds out my history I am shunned though without knowing people are fine with me I have a relative who had a failed suicide attempt and was arrested since in 17 states suicide attempts are illegal. They spent a month in a country psyche hospital, the insurance ran out and a day later was successful dying by suicide. Going to the hospital is not everything.

[@SZ3MomsTrenches]

thank you for sharing your story. so many different experiences

[@meriatlas9872]

So interesting, just ordered Darrell’s book ! I wonder what medication he is thriving on ?

[@SZ3MomsTrenches]

I believe Darrell can answer that here...Darrell?

[@DarrellHerrmann]

@@SZ3MomsTrenches Despite the common perception that newer is better and that there is something terribly wrong with taking a first-generation antipsychotic, the science actually says first-generation antipsychotics are just as good as second-generation antipsychotics. The first- and second-generation antipsychotics just have different side effects that are most likely. I thrive on the antipsychotic Trilafon also known as Perphenazine which is a first-generation antipsychotic which I have been taking for most of the last 40 years. I had a brief trial on a second-generation antipsychotic when they were first coming out but had such a terrible experience with side effects that I quickly switched back to Perphenazine and have steadfastly refused to try a different antipsychotic since that time. My wife also thrives on a first-generation antipsychotic. She takes a long-acting injection of Haldol also known as Haloperidol.

[@tammybrown1668]

He is correct about NAMI and they also charge to be a member. At least they did when I went for my son.

[@SZ3MomsTrenches]

@@tammybrown1668 I do believe NAMI membership can be had on scholarship too?