The Mindstorm

Category: FDA

  • The Devil You Know

    The Devil You Know

       We’re learning the hard way that the old adage is true. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. To be fair, it was a bit broken. Tim went on Clozaril a month before his 15th birthday and last fall we decided it was time to try and get him on to another atypical antipsychotic…

  • Shocking

    I vividly remember the day Tim’s psychiatrist uttered those three little letters.  ECT.  Tim’s psychosis and depression had proven to be resistant to a litany of mood stabilizers and atypical anti-psychotics, and Dr. D had, by his admission, run out of ideas.  Tom, Dr. D and I collectively mulled over two options, both scary.  Clozaril,…