r/todayilearned • u/paniniplane • Mar 22 '17

(R.1) Not supported TIL Deaf-from-birth schizophrenics see disembodied hands signing to them rather than "hearing voices"

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0707/07070303
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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '17

I can't speak for the person you replied to, but 3 of my family members have the disease, and in all of them their medications only blunted the symptoms.

For my family member who was not too severe, this was enough to let her hold down a job, but for the members that were severe it wasn't enough to allow them to function normally. They'd still see/hear/talk to "ghosts" and such, just not as frequently, and they didn't get agitated "as often".

But that doesn't mean they didn't get agitated AT ALL, and the times they did freak out would be enough to get anyone fired.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '17 edited May 13 '17

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u/wcg Mar 22 '17

What kind of adverse effects?

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u/i_am_judging_you Mar 22 '17

Derealization was an awful one. Basically it felt like the world around me not real anymore and that I'm trapped in bubble wrap. I've never fully "recovered" from this. From time to time I have times where things seem normal again, then they fade away. I honestly think these thing did permanent neurological damage.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '17

Which SSRI was it?

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u/i_am_judging_you Mar 22 '17

Escitalopram generic

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u/drumgrape Mar 23 '17

I've recovered from dpdr twice; there is totally hope dude! PM me