The Mindstorm

Category: FDA

  • 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,…