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    Aslaam alaykum, someone in my family is exhibiting symptoms of schizophrenia and it's so hard to deal with it. I was just wondering if anyone had any tips, it gets so frustrating trying to make them see sense and come back to reality.
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    Re: schizophrenia

    Hello.

    You must bring this person to see a medical professional in this field. I'm sorry, but if they are indeed showing signs and becoming more and more schizophrenic, then you can NOT make them snap out of it, there's either a problem with their brains (chemical imbalance), or they inherited it hereditarily.

    Please make sure you take them to see a professional ASAP. They could be suffering in their minds already and have no way to express it; you would be doing them a favour if you took them, either way.

    I hope all goes well.
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    Re: schizophrenia



    I think it is important for them to eat medicine on time... InshaAllah.
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    Re: schizophrenia

    I just saw this thread..

    can you shed some more light?

    there are different types of schizophrenia as well different onset, depending on the type, the gender (females fare better) the age and the support the person has, it may be quite transient, unfortunately for some it is a life long struggle, but there have been wonderful strides with medications...

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    Re: schizophrenia

    Salams

    Sorry to hear this, i can understand this is not a easy illness to cope with.

    What sort of support is in place at the moment for your relative? am sure he would have had some treatment, but what measures have been put in place for you and your family when you are struggling to cope?

    Are you getting support from the Mental Health Team as this can be arranged through your relatives GP. Your relative should be having some visits from the MHT and they also can do referrals to relevant agencies who can give help and support also you can get respite for your relative again this has all got to go through the GP. If things get so hard Crisis Team can be contacted and they are a 24hrs they come under the MHT. All this info can be retained from the GP or your local Walk in Centre.

    Try to be patient as it is hard for your relative hearing voices is something no one can understand. This illness has taken over your relative life and this is why you all need to show patience i know it is not easy but think of what he/she is going through.

    Hope the above is some help.
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    Re: schizophrenia


    get some professional help for your relative asap.
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    Re: schizophrenia

    salaam, I called the doctor out and he said she's having an "acute episode" and she needs meds to come back to reality and realise that what she is saying is not true. He had a doctor come from the hospital and assesse her, he's presribed her 2mg of Respiridol a day.

    I think she's coming back to reality slowly, however some of the delusions are still there. She's only been on the meds since last sunday so I'm hoping she'll realise it's all in her head as time passes.

    It's jus so hard cos no matter how much evidence you give to the person to proove that what they're thinking isn't true they still think what's in their head is true. Even if the whole world told him it's not true.

    it started 2 weeks ago, but I was trying to make her snap out of it with logic and reason but nothing would work so I ended up calling the doctor out.

    a nurse comes to our house every day now and gives her the medication. but now that she's got a little better they're cutting their visits down.

    It's such a horrible illness to have, how did they used to deal with such people before there was advances in medicine? like in the time of the prophet pbuh?

    You feel so isolated and alone when some 1 is going through this in your family.
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    Re: schizophrenia

    salams akhee,

    inshaallah she'll be ok. because of your fast action inshaAllah she'll be ok in a few weeks. i don't think you can say anything to prove what she's imagining is not true... i've once had a grand auntie who thinks there were ants living inside her ears..and she don't believe any of our words. till she been hospitalised.

    just be there and take care of her till she is better. don't forget to monitor her activities. may Allah reward your effort trmendously
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    Re: schizophrenia



    brother, although I cannot relate directly, i understand what you are going through. there is a distinct lack of support from the community when a member of your family has a chronic illness.. I will pray for their good health inshallah.

    i only with the community was moer accepting and understanding of different kinds of health issues. it can indeed be isolating.
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    Re: schizophrenia

    wa alaikum assalam,

    Here in the US, we have some support groups for families of people with mental illnesses *consults google*

    http://wwww.mentalhealthcare.org.uk/carersupport/ <-- specifically for carers, but maybe they'd know about something for family members?

    http://www.rethink.org/how_we_can_he...or_groups.html

    http://www.sane.org.uk/

    If they are someone close to you, especially if they live in the same house, be there to encourage them to take their meds. It might seem simple, but sometimes the medications can make the patient feel cruddy, and they'll stop taking it for one reason or another. If you provide them support and are there when they're feeling down, inshaAllah that will help them to stay on the right track.
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    Re: schizophrenia

    jazakallah khair for all your replies
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    Re: schizophrenia

    Wa alaykum salam,

    Bro, what exactly is the nature of the delusions? Like she imagines people are out to get her or something along them lines?
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    ^yes, people are out to get her, and people are recording her, and people are testing her, and she thinks every 1 is looking at her when she goes out, and every 1 is talking about her and everyone in the city knows her secrets. And all our relatives are gossiping about her she thinks.

    and hearing voices and thinks there's demons walking around the house. and the police are trying to get her and people are trying to set her up.

    all those ^ I'm hoping with time and the meds she will come back to Earth.
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    Re: schizophrenia

    format_quote Originally Posted by squiggle View Post
    salaam, I called the doctor out and he said she's having an "acute episode" and she needs meds to come back to reality and realise that what she is saying is not true. He had a doctor come from the hospital and assesse her, he's presribed her 2mg of Respiridol a day.

    I think she's coming back to reality slowly, however some of the delusions are still there. She's only been on the meds since last sunday so I'm hoping she'll realise it's all in her head as time passes.

    It's jus so hard cos no matter how much evidence you give to the person to proove that what they're thinking isn't true they still think what's in their head is true. Even if the whole world told him it's not true.

    it started 2 weeks ago, but I was trying to make her snap out of it with logic and reason but nothing would work so I ended up calling the doctor out.

    a nurse comes to our house every day now and gives her the medication. but now that she's got a little better they're cutting their visits down.

    It's such a horrible illness to have, how did they used to deal with such people before there was advances in medicine? like in the time of the prophet pbuh?

    You feel so isolated and alone when some 1 is going through this in your family.

    I feel for you acutely, as I am currently experiencing a very similar situation with my father, triggered by the death of my mother a few weeks ago.

    The good news is that she is taking the Respiridol, which should hopefully do the trick (tip to anyone else collecting a prescription for that, ask the pharmacist to omit the leaflet saying what and who it's for from the box!). Monitor her carefully to make sure she keeps taking it for the prescribed duration. In my father's case, he refused to take it but time alone seems to be doing the trick, and he slowly seems to be shedding his own particular delusions in favour of acknowledging his grief.

    I think that's he answer to your last question, in the Prophet's time people would probably recover given time, care and understanding. Unfortunately, for many hundreds of years after that and even up to today, very often that isn't the case. Your relative is obviously very lucky to have you on their side.
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    Re: schizophrenia

    ^ thank you, it's nice to meet some 1 in similar shoes, does your father hate to take Respiridol?? Like do you have to keep telling him to take it because he's very reluctant to.

    with my mum I have to threaten her with the mental home otherwise she doesn't take it eventually she takes it. But she says they make her feel like a zombie, we asked the doctor and he said that's just a side affect at the beginning and if she keeps on taking it eventually it won't make her feel like a zombie.

    how do they make your dad feel?
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    Re: schizophrenia

    No, he took a couple of doses of Respiridol initially as he thought his GP had prescribed them as 'sleeping pills', but then he found out what they are usually prescribed for (as an anti-psychotic) and then refused to take them. The only side-effect he associated with them was a dry cough (which doesn't seem to be a usual one). He wouldn't even take bona fide sleeping pills after that and even accused me of trying to 'drug' him; I'd been staying at his house since my mother died to organise the funeral and help him out. What you say is right, though, according to what the GP said to me; if the correct dose is taken regularly it should help the problem over a few weeks without the 'zombie' effect you describe persisting. I think that's only a problem usually with fairly high doses, although no doubt Skye will correct me if I'm wrong.

    To be honest, I think both I and he recognised that my being there was more problem than part of the solution, he was looking on me as a 'carer' for him in the same way my mother had. I'll be visiting frequently, of course, but at the moment I agreed with the medical professionals it was best to let him try and sort himself out and come to terms with his grief (and leave me space to do the same). He is being monitored daily, but both the GP and the psychiatric team seem to think he will be OK; it will just take time.
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    hmmm it must be worrying for you, I know when I go out to uni and my mum is at home by herself all day I worry like mad thinking about what she's getting upto. She is being monitored daily also, some 1 from the hospital comes and gives her the medication and then goes.

    But now they're saying she's getting better so they're gonna start decreasing the visits, the problem is when they stop coming she doesn't take her medication and refuses when I try to give it to her.
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    Re: schizophrenia

    From reading this it sounds like an acute episode of paranoid Schiz. The good part is an acute onset in adults is often the only episode and was probably triggered by something specific.

    The biggest difficulty is the amount of delusional thinking that may be taking place. The delusions will make all thoughts and actions plausible and logical.


    It is a medical problem and usually excellent results are obtained through medication. The biggest difficulty is the first month or so of getting used to the meds. The person will often believe somebody is poisoning them.
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    Re: schizophrenia

    she had a previous episode in July last year, she came out of it eventually with meds I believe, but she stopped taking them as soon as she got better and now she's had another 1.

    the strange thing is I've tried reminding her of last time she had an episode and telling her it's exactly the same "remember last time it was all in your head, it's happening again" but it doesn't work.
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    Re: schizophrenia

    format_quote Originally Posted by squiggle View Post
    she had a previous episode in July last year, she came out of it eventually with meds I believe, but she stopped taking them as soon as she got better and now she's had another 1.

    the strange thing is I've tried reminding her of last time she had an episode and telling her it's exactly the same "remember last time it was all in your head, it's happening again" but it doesn't work.
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