How can I recover from schizophrenia? HELP!?!
Question:
How can I recover from schizophrenia? HELP!?
It's been 11 years now that I have it. Voices, blah bla blah. I go off the meds all the time because I can't stand being on medication and that's OK for me. I have read about orthomolecular medicine, but that is likely to destroy my liver. I've been praying too and reading the bible 10000000000 times, but nothing helps! What can I do?
Answers:
Battling such a serious illness isn't easy and I applaud you for continuing to look for treatments. Many new ones are in the ppeline and, in the coming months we should see some advances.
The cause of schizophrenia is largely unknown, and currently there is no way to prevent or cure the disorder. The focus of treatment is often to control symptoms.
Patients are usually treated at home. However, they can be treated in a hospital if they experience acute symptoms, such as severe delusions or hallucinations, serious suicidal thoughts, an inability to care for themselves or severe substance abuse problems.
The most common treatment for schizophrenia is antipsychotic medication. Patients with schizophrenia sometimes stop taking medications because they feel better, forget to take them or take them sporadically because they think regular use is not important. Following the physician’s directions for medications is important for adequate disease treatment.
There's quite a bit more information on schizophrenia at the site below and I hope you'll read it through as I do think it might help : )
http://emotional.health.ivillage.com/sch...