Thanks for asking Mark,
I was hoping that someone would open up the subject because I realize that I just blurted that out without any understanding really - just the mere stanza "precipitated the life event". In my Social Security Disability Documentation (yes...documentation!) I linked Schneiderian First Rank Schizophrenia to the use of Benzodiazepene and to neuroleptics in general...I was in the hospital for 30 days until I went into a type of unconscious state, which I refer to as braindamage. This might sound far fetched but I will explain a little more. I will not go by what I say and I will go by what the case examiners said: essentially post traumatic stress induced schizophrenia is an actual phenomena. Whether it was caused by the drugs and how they caused it is not apparent. The second statement is mine by the way. Basically the Trauma caused the schizophrenia, which was from the drugs. I made that very clear. Because I refused to sign any paperwork and refused the drugs until I was no longer functional. There are actually a few details...first, they took my blood and I started to hallucinate. I eventually threw up and pounded my head against the floor so they sent me to the state hospital. I was 19. Then the forced medication became more of a right to refuse and disability rights issue at that point. At this point. This is the first time I've ever really talked about it. I have discussed it with a number of Doctors however and they agreed that the medication was bad for me. But what is most fascinating is that the state is still willing to give disability even while forcing medication. That is very kind of them I think. This state is doing a good job...the whole country is doing good I think in my regards.

if the symptoms are treated, it does not matter what the specific diagnosis may be. What do you mean by this Mark? Thanks.

I think that I stated in my documentation that braindamage is usually long term. I was taking Tibetan medicine and a medical marijuana derivitive prescribed by two Doctors.

Now it is a big joke that I have a serious brain injury that "could have resulted in death." But the point is that the medication is what is at the forefront and if they really did cause the damage. Let me think very hard I am trying to answer you right from my memory but it is not very good and also I am trying not to edit this so that it is like me talking right back.

The question, "what precipitated the life changing episode?" the answer would be the drug. Thats simply jargon. But it is what we go by. We don't get too complicated at this point since it is simply put that now I have a disability - or, to them, a mental illness. Which is it? Thats the question and I think they understand that its a disability. But why does the medication help? I don't know. I think its because of quantum physics thats all I have said on the topic.

This kind of makes you wonder thought doesn't it, is he getting jerked around? But I let it roll off me. Yeah, I've spent the last three or four years trying to bring the issue to court and finally I accomplished it and refused the medication which was a huge step in my disability rights. Yes, I have to say that the medication helps you see. If the medication didn't help, I also wouldn't be disabled. There's some food for thought.

So if the medication does help, there is reason to say that I am no longer disabled. That is one reason why I argue medication and I am still disabled.