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What Is It Like Living With Someone Who Has Schizophrenia? |
what kind of everday things do they go through? what kind of things do they do? how do they act? also if you know anything about Schizophrenic people being hospitalized... what is it like when they are being hospitalized, what kind of treatment and care do they recieve? my ex-husband was admitted to hospital suffering from 'affective disorder'- he was paranoid and psychotic, signs of a schizophrenic episode. He was treated with drugs with made his limbs seize up and on strong doses, made it impossible for him to sit down. Because of the havoc his illness had caused to the lives of myself and my children- delusions, sleeplessness, constant questioning of everything we and others did- I did not want him to come home when he left hospital. However the doctors persuaded me to take him back as he had no where else to go. The medication settled down, and he eventually went back to work. Many people do not know of his illness as he is very good at concealing it, but his way of looking at the world and his inbuilt paranoia persists. We are no longer married and the children still see him but only his family know what the real stresses and strains are, and it is still a worry that the psychosis may return. So, this is my experience of living with a schizophrenic- it is very wearing, time consuming, and physically, mentally and emotionally exhausting. The treatments are effective but not without side effects, and tend to be long term- hospital admission tends to be short term as they want patients out as soon as... I don't know why you asked the question but i hope this response has been of help. I dont have it, but I had depression, and have been hospitalized for it. There were lots of schizophreniac patients there. Basically you are monitored all the time. No they dont have padded rooms, but they do have rooms to cool off in. They give medication, and observe what they do on it. If they find a right combination of meds, they release them. Only when they are stable. Now I have worked with somebody that had the disease. It is scary sometimes, and they will talk about off the wall subjects, that you have no idea what its about. I am curious to why you are wondering, but if you are worried about hospitalization, just letting you know its not what it seems. Dont think of the TV version, its way different. People care, and want you to seek help. Best of luck! they basically go crazy for no reason at no notice and can become very dangerous. My ex-boyfriend has schizophrenia and has for a while. When the meds stopped working he started using weed, and as much as I am against it, he was/is a lot more sane any time of the day or night when he smokes it. when we were together I just made sure he wasn't going anywhere for the night when he smoked. Though I did have to call 911 a couple times because he got too out of hand while taking his meds, he threw a pot of grease across the living room at the christmas tree at a friends place because he didn't like what the guy said to him, he just missed my head with it. One of the other times he knocked himself out I don't remember how that happened, but he was laying on the floor bleeding from his mouth a little from falling and the EMS wouldn't take him because they didn't know his history and he just kept telling them he was fine and wasn't going anywhere with them. Usually if hospitalization is involved you can bet they are going to be in lockdown on the psych ward more times than not. This is one of the big reasons he is my ex, I never knew what he was going to do, I was afraid and I couldn't live like that. im not an really expert on this.. but from what i know,they see imaginary people.. they talk to them.. deal with them.. and most of the times they bcome afraid that sm1 is following them and is going to harm or kill them.. also, try watching "a beautiful mind".. It is hard, my brother is bi-polar schitz and paranoid... all diagnosed he had been institutionalized for a long time. They fight with trying to tell whats real and whats not. Some cant ever tell the difference. He has been known to sit in front of a TV that is off and hold entire conversations out loud. Has been known to be violent. As far as hospital treatment they will load the individual up on meds... and keep switching meds like a guinnea pig until they find something that works. then they will hold them on that for a little while then switch them again. To test other medications. If you have any questions you can email me Icanmakeuo@yahoo.com They will accuse you of thinking or doing things that you absolutely have not nor thought of doing. They have anger issues. They tend to seclude themselves from the world and normal activities. They have trouble fixing broken relationships. Low self esteem. They sometimes itch or smell something burning. Or might nave nervous twitches. They believe that people are plotting against them and try to convince others that this is going on. They may hallucinate. Night sweats and nightmares. Thoughts of suicide. There are so many symptoms and levels. Just type it in under Yahoo Search. I've looked it up before. There is info on this subject. Things i've heard and read |
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