Schizophrenia - All SharePosts Relating To "Treatment"

Willa

posted 03/17/2009, comments (11)

My daughter has schizoaffective disorder, meds are not working, where do I go from here?

I have a daughter with schizo-affective disorder. She is only 20, but has had psychotic symptoms since 9th grade. She spent most of her senior year of HS going in and out of the hospital. She has been on every med and combination thereof, and was mixing and matching herself for a while. I wound up keeping her meds in a lockbox, but she had a... Read more Chevron

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Lee21

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posted 03/13/2009, comment (1)

Wellness

I've been participating in a Wellness Program at the Hospital. It's an excellent program. We've had many different guests; A dietitian, a pharmacist, a physiotherapist and an exercise therapist. Two nurses run the Wellness Program. They're very encouraging and upbeat. You leave the group feeling happier and energized. I've lost 5... Read more Chevron

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Penny

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posted 03/13/2009, comments (3)

Need Advice

Hello All, My mother has suffered from various forms of mental illness her entire life. She has predominately been diagnosed with depression. Since about age 20, she has had religious delusions of grandeur, paranoia, and difficulties with family, and jobs. Although she has been in therapy for 30 years, I just found out that... Read more Chevron

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David Robbins

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posted 03/06/2009, comment (1)

3am moon songs

It's early morning. I'm wide awake as always. The fishtank's splash of the filter is soothing. Everytime I hear the water splashing, I'm reminded of the stream that flowed near my childhood home. I used to go there and think, and to be alone with my thoughts.I told my pdoc on Wednesday that the voices are getting bad. He laughed at first, then he... Read more Chevron

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OceanBlue

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posted 03/05/2009, comments (2)

Symptom control vs. Quality of Life with meds

Good morning to all. I'm up and about at 4am due to a change in my medication. Though this has been a personally difficult year for me we made some changes to my meds last Summer due to quality of life issues. I cut my Geodon to 1 dose per day at night and we added another medication to help with agitation during the... Read more Chevron

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