My son right now is in a denial face and doesn’t think he has a mental health problem nor does he thinks the medication is good for him.
He thinks it is a spiritual battle that he has to go through… Like a training for a mission. He used to talk about it what was happening to him…when he was in the phycosis state, but we went through a lot to get him to say what was going on. He was getting messages through numbers, video games and the TV. Everything he saw or heard was specifically for him.
His phychiatrist said that the flat look, stare, non communication are the negative side of his condition. I am trying to find out what I can do to get him to speak of what is going through his mind. But when ever I try to speak to him… he zones out and becomes almost catatonic. But he comes out very quickly once he is left alone.
I am trying to get the perspective of someone who has this condition and can provide me with some insight of what could be going through his mind. My son doesn’t seemed concern or seem to know the severity of his mental health and how important is for him to communicate.
He is taking Seroquel 300mg, but was taking 400. It was lowered for concerns of involuntary body movements. He claims he doesn’t hear voices anymore, but his behaviors says different. I believe he is hiding what really is going on and pretend everything is getting better to get off the medication. If he stop taking Seroquel… He can’t sleep and his awkward behaviors increases.
When he took 400mg of Seroquel it took him 3 to 4 hours to fall asleep. I read online of people taking about that amount and said they would fall asleep quickly. Everytime I tried to ask him about what he is thinking or why is he staring at nothing… He gets almost in like a catatonic state. I don’t know how to communicate with him. Any help would be appreciated.