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Dear Karen Howard,   Please keep hopeful.  New drugs are in the pipeline and will be brought to market shortly.   Even with the medication not working, you can deal with that by utilizing the coping skills that work for you.  I suggest therapy if you're not seeing someone once a week, a therapist would help you cope with the sz symptoms.   Sometimes, with the schizophrenia, ordinary or minor things are blown up or take on more significance for us than they would with a person who doesn't have sz.  I'm not suggesting that is the case in your situation; however, it happens for a lot of us.   That's why I'm a big fan of therapy because it has helped me cope better than I could if I went it alone.  A person can have symptoms and still function; the key is to rely on coping skills while you're working with your doctor to find the right drug or combination of drugs that stop, halt or relieve your symptoms.   Have a happy day.   Best regards, Christina