AWESOME outcomes for us both!!.. When I receive email from this site I occasionally come on to see if there are any other similar stories that I can give hope to as I see you do as well…I see sooooo many people have a lot of the same questions and stories about their loved ones use of these drugs…The outcome may not be the same for all but at least people will have some faith knowing that despite the possibility exists that their loved one may get well… Best Wishes again and Happy Summer… despite the current events…lolo
There are new drugs iut that have helped my son with his high anxiety. His Dr prescribed Propsnolol. It’s a heart medicine used off label for anxiety. Actually, many Hollywood performers use it for stage fright before a performance. It’s quite safe. My son experimented with the same drugs like your son and I hate to say it but they can cause permanent psychosis. It took me years to accept that. It may not technically be schizophrenia but it is a drug induced permanent psychosis because the drugs change the “wiring”of the brain. But some hopeful news is that the THC from marijuana causes heavy metal build up which stays in the brain for years, especially lead which is known to cause psychosis - can be chelated. If you go the traditional medical route you can have your son’s Dr test for heavy metals and do an EDTA or other chelation. Or you can send for a heavy metal test yourself and use a variety of natural supplements, especially Beta-Alanine which chelates lead and other heavy metals but you need to use a binder like activated charcoal or many others so you’re not just moving the metals around. This is just a very basic explanation to guide you into checking this out for yourself. Getting the toxins from the drugs out of the body is the goal. There are many ways to do this which would be best if combined. Saunas, chelation, binders, etc. Good luck!
What stands out about your post is how far apart the psychologist and psychiatrist are. The psychologist says its anxiety which to the best of my knowledge doesn’t require anti-psychotics and on the other hand hand you have the psychiatrist telling you your son will need to be on anti-psychotics for the rest of his life. That’s quite a disparity. It would seem clear what your son’s diagnosis would be if you had another psychiatrist who agreed with one of those first diagnosis’s. It may be too early to tell if your son is going to continue doing good. If you currently have two different professionals telling you two different things it seems like the only likely next step is to get a second opinion and see if this new doctor agrees with one of the two original doctors.