Schizophrenia Questions

Dear lybrate-user,
the tablet you are using is used for bipolar disorder and must have been prescribed by a psychiatrist, it will be ok to meet your doctor again and confirm the requirement. Do not change or stop the medicine on your own.

Hi lybrate-user
risnia is used in multiple health conditions with varying doses depending on the diagnosis, age of the person, response to the medication, adverse effects experienced/expected and lot more factors. It's in your best interest if you consult a nearby psychiatrist in-person who can assess you and guide further regarding the need for medication and appropriate dosing and future optimization of same.
I wish you stay happy and healthy!

Hi anyone can get corona it doesn't matter if you are on medication or vaccinated too. Don't worry take medicines as the doctor has told you. Take your precautions for covid. If you are getting anxious then take counselling from a psychologist or counsellor.

Hello. Kindly consult a psychiatrist for this. Also the treatment is not for curing the mental illness, but for controlling it. Medicines and proper family support is equally important in the overall management of schizophrenia. Hope this helps. Thank you.

Scizophrenia is a serious disorder, changing medication without consulting your psychiatrist is a bad idea, I strongly advise you to consult your psychiatrist.

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There are no identified stages and please don't compare with cancer: there is no correlation between the two. The disease is not easily curable without total cooperation but it can be brought under some control and the person can become quite functional by combining medicines and therapy. You may have discovered the schizophrenia only in 2015 but it is likely you had had some symptoms earlier but it was not diagnosed and you may not have presented major symptoms, either. Because it is a psychoti...more

No I do not think that homeopathy will cure your schizophrenia, keep taking medicines for schizophrenia.

Hello and welcome to Lybrate. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Usually counseling may not work.I suggest telephonic counseling and online psychotherapy for you.
You can contact me for further advice and treatment options. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care.

Not as far as I know. I suggest that you combine medication with therapy to effectively deal with this disease. The counseling gives you an avenue to work with your emotional issues and you will develop skills in coping with the everyday challenges that life throws at you. I hope your visits to the psychiatrist were regular and the medication has been frequently reviewed during these 6 years. You need to be occupied, and fit into a routine of interesting activities every day. Yoga and meditation...more