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DCROY9633
posted 11/07/2009, comments (0)

Dave's Lament

I am writing this post, my first in a while, because of Dave's latest post.  In it, he said he used SZA as an excuse for shying away from people.  When, actually, he had been shy all his life.  I do things like that, too.  But then I wonder if my shyness at an early age was because my sz started then.  It seems like it has... Read moreChevron
David Robbins

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posted 11/07/2009, comments (0)

early lamentings

Lately I've been wanting to use my illness as an excuse for the way I act. I shy away from conversations and really want to blame it on my SZA. I know deep down that it isn't my SZA. I have been shy my whole life. So why do I have this desire to blame it on the SZA? I don't know the answer or maybe I'm unwilling to accept the... Read moreChevron
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Christina Bruni

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posted 11/04/2009, comments (2)

Fanapt: Hope or Hype?

Early next year Vanda Pharmaceutical's schizophrenia drug Fanapt (generic: Iloperidone) will hit the pharmacy shelves. Could it be the first third-generation atypical? It blocks a different combination of neurotransmitters than earlier antipsychotics. The company says Fanapt targets a more relevant set of neurotransmitters, so that patients are... Read moreChevron
Claudia Krizay

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posted 10/29/2009, comment (1)

Electoconvulsive thereapy (ECT)

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Carol

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I am married to a man who suffers everyday from schizophrenia.
posted 10/16/2009, comments (4)

Fetter or for worse!!

I am a wife/caregiver of a wonderful man who was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia.  I used to feel like I was alone in what I deal with on a daily basis.  My husband has very violent episodes, still on a daily basis.  They have switched his medication several times, and are still trying to get it right.  He... Read moreChevron
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Schizophrenia is a syndrome characterized by disturbances in emotions, thought, activity, and language, that leaves patients fearful and withdrawn.

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