Geri Clark

Initially, he came home from college deeply paranoid about spirits that were trying to harm him and us. The most profound example I have is he decided that our downstairs bathroom had been possessed. And he did some kind of strange ritual in there and then closed the door and made me promise that no one ever would go into that room again.

Yes and no. There are symptoms of an coming psychotic break and those symptoms are referred to as prodomal. Sometimes they're only evident in hindsight. And I would say in my case, it was mostly only evident in hindsight, especially because he was a college freshman.

Yes and no. There are symptoms of an coming psychotic break and those symptoms are referred to as prodomal. Sometimes they're only evident in hindsight. And I would say in my case, it was mostly only evident in hindsight, especially because he was a college freshman.

Yes and no. There are symptoms of an coming psychotic break and those symptoms are referred to as prodomal. Sometimes they're only evident in hindsight. And I would say in my case, it was mostly only evident in hindsight, especially because he was a college freshman.

So there are a lot of changes happening in a person's brain, in their personality around that age anyway, but that is sort of a typical age of onset. In hindsight, I can see that he was withdrawing. He was starting to be more anxious than he used to be. Again, he also was a college freshman. What college freshman is not anxious, right? So yes, there had been some symptoms.

So there are a lot of changes happening in a person's brain, in their personality around that age anyway, but that is sort of a typical age of onset. In hindsight, I can see that he was withdrawing. He was starting to be more anxious than he used to be. Again, he also was a college freshman. What college freshman is not anxious, right? So yes, there had been some symptoms.

So there are a lot of changes happening in a person's brain, in their personality around that age anyway, but that is sort of a typical age of onset. In hindsight, I can see that he was withdrawing. He was starting to be more anxious than he used to be. Again, he also was a college freshman. What college freshman is not anxious, right? So yes, there had been some symptoms.

My son also suffered from Tourette's syndrome, which he had had from age six, which created a lot of issues for him. He overcame that. And as I said, he became a state champion in extemporaneous speaking. So he really did overcome his Tourette's in a way that was quite remarkable. I do believe that there were some linkages in terms of his brain having some struggles.

My son also suffered from Tourette's syndrome, which he had had from age six, which created a lot of issues for him. He overcame that. And as I said, he became a state champion in extemporaneous speaking. So he really did overcome his Tourette's in a way that was quite remarkable. I do believe that there were some linkages in terms of his brain having some struggles.

My son also suffered from Tourette's syndrome, which he had had from age six, which created a lot of issues for him. He overcame that. And as I said, he became a state champion in extemporaneous speaking. So he really did overcome his Tourette's in a way that was quite remarkable. I do believe that there were some linkages in terms of his brain having some struggles.

You know, was it brain inflammation? Was it some kind of an autoimmune response to viruses or bacterial infections? I still have a lot of questions that were never answered by the medical community. For the most part, when he fell ill with a

You know, was it brain inflammation? Was it some kind of an autoimmune response to viruses or bacterial infections? I still have a lot of questions that were never answered by the medical community. For the most part, when he fell ill with a

You know, was it brain inflammation? Was it some kind of an autoimmune response to viruses or bacterial infections? I still have a lot of questions that were never answered by the medical community. For the most part, when he fell ill with a

I'm going to tell you what happened to us, but I'm also going to tell you that there is no good pathway for anyone in that situation as a family member. Most communities are going to tell you to take somebody like that or somebody in that situation to an emergency department. And emergency departments are poorly equipped to manage psychiatric crises for a range of reasons.

I'm going to tell you what happened to us, but I'm also going to tell you that there is no good pathway for anyone in that situation as a family member. Most communities are going to tell you to take somebody like that or somebody in that situation to an emergency department. And emergency departments are poorly equipped to manage psychiatric crises for a range of reasons.

I'm going to tell you what happened to us, but I'm also going to tell you that there is no good pathway for anyone in that situation as a family member. Most communities are going to tell you to take somebody like that or somebody in that situation to an emergency department. And emergency departments are poorly equipped to manage psychiatric crises for a range of reasons.

In our situation, we had a friend who was a family doctor who knew us and knew our son. And when I called, was willing to see him fairly quickly in order to get him initially medicated. So we were a little bit fortunate in that I was able to get him in. She diagnosed severe bipolar disorder with psychotic features right away and prescribed lithium that did help his symptoms in the short term.

In our situation, we had a friend who was a family doctor who knew us and knew our son. And when I called, was willing to see him fairly quickly in order to get him initially medicated. So we were a little bit fortunate in that I was able to get him in. She diagnosed severe bipolar disorder with psychotic features right away and prescribed lithium that did help his symptoms in the short term.

In our situation, we had a friend who was a family doctor who knew us and knew our son. And when I called, was willing to see him fairly quickly in order to get him initially medicated. So we were a little bit fortunate in that I was able to get him in. She diagnosed severe bipolar disorder with psychotic features right away and prescribed lithium that did help his symptoms in the short term.

There's a lot of complicating factors with psychiatric medications, one of which is the side effects are undesirable. And my son really didn't like the way the lithium made him feel. But also, that family doctor was not the right person to do all of the follow-through care. So we transferred to a psychiatric nurse practitioner who was kind of at the end of her career and not terribly invested.