My son is 33 years old. He has schizophrenia and he drinks 4-8 beers a night and then at midnight takes his medication. I can deal with the mental illness. I have taught family to family classes and had a support group in the past, but, I can't deal with the drinking. He doesn't get mean o...
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Alcohol and Schizophrenia
f8ed4music
Saturday, December 29, 2007 at 03:10 AMre: Alcohol and Schizophrenia
Rena
Saturday, December 29, 2007 at 03:17 AMThanks. Yes, he does live with me. He just moved back in with me last Aug. When he lived on his own it was worse at least now he doesn't drink as much or the hard stuff. But, I will try some tough love stuff that is a good idea.
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f8ed4music
Saturday, December 29, 2007 at 03:28 AMGlad to help Rena. My dad was notorious for pouring the stuff out when mom brought it in. Not knowing if your son has a tendency towards violence, I suggest that hesitantly. Maybe telling him first, "If you bring it into my house, I will pour it out" and seeing how he reacts to that will let you know how to proceed. But whatever you do, keep letting him know you are doing it because you love him and want a better life for him. :) Hang in there.
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if you look in the mirror and dont like what you see .......
JM
Friday, February 08, 2008 at 02:07 AM15% of all schizophrenics comit suicide in the first 5 years of diagnosis. When we get tired of making so much sense to ourselves that it confuses people less intelligent than ourselves we bowl the cricket the cricket ball straight at the middle stump and sleep like babies. My recommendation is to make sure the drinks are limited to at least average consumption depending on the level of stress and the required amount of enebriation to deal with the horrors of consistently being stigmatised, shunned, jobless, without family and being called a loser because schizophrenics are highly intelligent and deserve PROPER medication and treatment not to be treated as though they are societies throw aways, in a dead end world of fast money, flat wages and timed jobs. The truth is society cannot keep up with their mind, and hence does not undersatnd his inconsistency as a mindless drone. He had a beautiful you left a beautiful smile.
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