Reply #46: I also have a sibling who is schizophrenic

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She is a completely different person on meds. Shortly before she was diagnosed, the hospital that diagnosed and treated her had not medicated schizophrenics. She was one of the first patients they treated with meds. And even her psychiatrists were stunned by how well the meds worked for her. That was 25 years ago. She has been able to live a reasonably 'normal' life, has friends, is happy and as long as they don't change her meds, she is not dellusional or psychotic. We do have to monitor her behavior and her meds need to be adjusted once every couple years. And she is unable to work. But if you met her, you would have no idea she is seriously mentally ill.

My family is incredibly grateful to modern psychiatry and medications. Sure there is a problem with overmedication, but over my dead body would I ever allow that hysteria to take my sister's meds away.