Some of you may remember my post 8 months ago about my adult son going crazy. If not, it's here.
https://greatawakening.win/p/16b690DGZ5/covid-can-cause-individual-psych/
Anyway, I had thought I (and of course, he) was out of the woods, but the early symptoms of psychosis seem to be returning ... lack of sleep, forgetting common words, texts and writing that nobody can understand, and some increasingly manic behavior that is still very minor compared to what happened last year.
Obviously I'm jumping on it, trying to nip it in the bud, using the same treatment we used before ... frequent nebulized hydrogen peroxide and ivermectin, although I'm still waiting for the overseas mail order ivm to arrive. (Using paste in the meantime.) I'm adding in some vitamin D and foods with magnesium, given that this is around the same time of year as his peak symptoms last year.
I don't want to lose him, he's a good kid with a good heart. Except that last year he was more like an uncontrollable werewolf without the fur and fangs, and thankfully without hurting anyone though he came close. I am loathe to use antipsychotics, they totally zombified him for a time, dimming his spirit and body with a soulless drooling zombie effect. It's scary that a tiny pill can do that to a person. Hopefully it won't come to that.
Please join me in praying to God for a full recovery.
Thank you all.
Have you looked into light therapy at all? Assuming you live in the northern hemisphere, the short hours of sunlight during this part of the year can be connected with depression and other mental health problems for some people. I’m praying for your family, fren. 🙏
Did it for a relative with vitiligo, it didn't help for him. I'm making sure we get outside more ... he has seemed to darken his room lately, a bad sign. I'm sure more light would be good. Any particular method or names for it? Or just light therapy? Thanks.
Part of the idea is to spend at least 30 minutes in the morning close to a full-spectrum light source. If you can afford to use full-spectrum bulbs throughout your house, that mimics sunshine even better. Some brands are likely better than others, so you may want to do a bit of digging before you invest. Our family is in the process of starting a small indoor winter garden under full-spectrum grow lights from the local hardware store, so double benefit: fresh food and cheerful light therapy for all. I hope this helps, and above all, may the Light of the world shine on your son. 🙏
Thank you. In addition to last year's episode, he had depressive episodes in previous years that were not as severe but also occurred around this time of year. I'll be getting some full-spectrum lights, as it's on a very easy point on the risk-reward scale. Will also dig on specific light therapy, but will get these done first.