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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, look into the Baylor genetic testing for it. Not pre-seek-there is a specialty test if you request it. It's in a specialty panel that cost about $1k.

Another way to start is if you have the raw data downloaded from 23&me and upload it into Promethease. Sort the results.

I would take/eat lots of choline and vitD for sure. Thorne has good options. Add omega-3's. You can find a lot of research on these related to preventing schizophrenia. Discuss with your doctor.

My MIL hid the same information from her children (and DILs) because she knew nobody in their right mind would have children with the severity found in both her and her husband's family history. Obviously there is a lot of resentment about withholding this kind of important medical information.

As a DIL, it feels like a huge bait and switch since she repeatedly lied about it and knew we were interested in having children. She even married FIL knowing he was diagnosed schizophrenic from age 14 so it isn't like she didn't know when they initially got together mid to late 20's.

The other DIL and BIL have had lots of issues with their children. It may not be avoidable but they didn't research or even bother to try educating themselves in any way about the condition, prevention, etc.

SO & I have done everything related to FIL after he went completely off (meds no longer work at all) and MIL unexpectedly dumped him on us when we were very early 20's. We had no idea what was happening or why and it was difficult to navigate the legal system. I will absolutely not caretake for anyone with schizophrenia ever again.

Schizophrenia has a very high heritability rate so educate yourself as much as possible. Even if they end up with the genetic predisposition it still needs to be triggered by the environment. Avoid getting the flu as much as possible because that is a huge risk factor.

Find out when the sister was diagnosed and any other relatives. See a good genetic counselor. Make a game plan and consider your options if your child is also affected. [/quote]

Being pregnant over the winter too, forget which trimester, they think its due to flu. [/quote]

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