For most people with this disorder there is no turning it off, there are a few medicines available, and a few up and coming treatments for schizophrenia, including transcranial magnetic stimulation. Unfortunaltely though there are no real cures for this disorder, and family members of people with this disorder have a higher chance of becoming afflicted with this same disorder. For a better understanding take a look at the video below in order to see that even children can be affected by this disorder. It truly is an unpleasant sight that I personally wish nobody had to go through.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Schizophrenia
Have you ever heard voices in your head, or when you are tired, have you ever seen something out of the corner of your eye? It's not the most pleasant experience to see or hear something that you know is not really there. Luckily for most people these experiences are far and few in between, but for a few people these things are commonplace. This disorder is known as schizophrenia, basically the person has to deal with auditory and/or visual hallucinations.
For most people with this disorder there is no turning it off, there are a few medicines available, and a few up and coming treatments for schizophrenia, including transcranial magnetic stimulation. Unfortunaltely though there are no real cures for this disorder, and family members of people with this disorder have a higher chance of becoming afflicted with this same disorder. For a better understanding take a look at the video below in order to see that even children can be affected by this disorder. It truly is an unpleasant sight that I personally wish nobody had to go through.
For most people with this disorder there is no turning it off, there are a few medicines available, and a few up and coming treatments for schizophrenia, including transcranial magnetic stimulation. Unfortunaltely though there are no real cures for this disorder, and family members of people with this disorder have a higher chance of becoming afflicted with this same disorder. For a better understanding take a look at the video below in order to see that even children can be affected by this disorder. It truly is an unpleasant sight that I personally wish nobody had to go through.
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This is a great blog! I actually watched this video a few weeks ago just out of curiosity. There’s one where she comes out with oprah as well, which is just as interesting. I can’t think of how difficult it is for her mom to have to deal with her schizophrenic symptoms. The fact that she has to give her medications, I can tell, is very hard for her but it’s something that needs to be done in this case. Without these medications she has no other way of calming herself down and there’s various ways that she can hurt herself or others. It also surprised me how she is so calm when her mother is asking her about who has been throwing chairs at her. Such a horrific disease!
ReplyDeleteYes, its true that family members are at higher risk of schizophrenia, but I feel its important to keep in mind that THAT isn't the only factors that have been linked to it. Prenatal and neonatal environments could in fact be huge factors as well. Its been mentioned that mothers who are schizophrenic tend to smoke, drink, use other drugs, and have a poor eating habit. For a growing fetus, those actions normally lead to horrible conditions. Where does the line of genes and the environment in this situation end?
ReplyDeleteI've noticed that time and time again we've discussed disorders with no cure that takes it aways, but rather suppress it or lessens the symptoms. Don't get me wrong, it's great that we have these medications, but I would love to one day see something that doesn't just "hide it under the rug", but takes it away. Of course I'm not sure how that would work because there is some data that suggests schizophrenia is due to mutations of a gene as you've mentioned and I'm not sure that medication can "fix" those mutations.
My daughter (Annabel) suffered schizophrenia for 5 years. I had no idea what was happening and didn’t know where to turn for help. It was hard then because I really didn’t understand the symptoms earlier until she was diagnosed. There was a time she decided to get away from everyone, I was not excluded. I had to sit and cry almost every day because I felt helpless as a single mother (she is all I have got). The anguish I went through taking care of her alone is beyond explanation because there was no support whatsoever from the dad or family members. I fought for proper medical care and humane treatment; I did everything within my reach to get her cured but all to no avail. Countless different medications was prescribed (Zyprexa, fluphenazine, Risperdal, quetiapine, etc.) that she was taking but all we could get was myriad of side effects such as rigidity, drowsiness, dizziness, tremors and restlessness which tends to worsen the already damaged situation. Frustration was the order of the day. I wrote a couple of messages to Ontario Mental Health Foundation for help because watching my daughter go through such was devastating. It was at this foundation someone shared a testimony about DR Sunday herbal medicine, how effective it is and how she went through the most difficult times of her life trying to help her mom fight Schizophrenia. Being that I was already at the verge of giving up because I just couldn't imagine waking up every morning to fight the same demons that left me so tired the night before. I had to contact the doctor,on his email (drsundayherbalcenter@gmail.com) from our conversations; I was relieved and convinced that the result is going to be positive because I was made to contact people with worse cases. Today, the awful situation of my daughter has gone by. Her happy life is back. She is now a schizophrenia survivor and I am glad because my daily routine activities can now kick off without obstructions. Don't let Schizophrenia hinder you from living a desired life and also, never allow anyone to decide for you especially when they don't know what you have to go through to get to where you are. I was almost discouraged by the doctor but then, I remembered that: I have to shield my daughter’s destiny with courage, faith and perseverance because she is not in her right state of mind and that the bravery and freedom from fear is found in the ‘doing’. Her life is now a testimony. After my daughter got cured,from the herbal mix medicine Dr Sunday prepared and sent to me, she said, Mom “I just thought, ‘Well, I’m a weirdo, I’ll never be normal, then I said, my daughter, life itself is a misery and we get stronger in the places we have been broken. Thanks to you Dr. Sunday for your excellent counseling, no more psychotic symptoms for the past 3 years and 4 months now. To know more about Dr.Sunday and the effectiveness of his Herbs and roots extracts and he said he got cures for diseases like Bipolar,DIABETES, HPV,SHINGLES,CANCER, ALS, HEPATITIS B, KIDNEY DISEASE, HERPES, Ovarian Cancer,Pancreatic cancers, Bladder cancer,Skin cancer, Prostate cancer, Glaucoma., Cataracts,Macular degeneration,Cardiovascular disease,Autism,Lung disease.Enlarged prostate,Osteoporosis.Alzheimer's disease,psoriasis ,Tach Diseases,Lupus,Dementia.kidney cancer, lung cancer,. You can reach him on his Email at ... drsundayherbalcenter@gmail.com. I believe you will testify just like me.
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