Silent Demons

My son was diagnosed with schizophrenia at 19 and a freshman in college. Unless you have experienced this event you can not understand what it does to the entire family esp. siblings. Tou grieve for what could have been in the life of your child. You also have to be your childs advocate and fight for medical care sincew they are not insured. I contacted the pharma company and got on their assistance program. They budget funds just for this event. It is really important to get your loved one in a psychosocial program . They can function with both these modalities. My heart goes out to all who are affected by this disease.

MY SON HAS SCHIZOPHRENIA..IT HAS MADE EVERYONE IN OUR HOUSEHOLDS LIFE A LIVING HELL..IT TOOK 2 YEARS TO GET HELP ..THEN WE COULD NOT AFFORD THE MEDICATION UNTIL WE GOT ASSISTANTS..THE MEDS COST MORE THAN I MAKE A MONTH..WE HAVE HAD 4 YEARS OF ON AGAIN OFF AGAIN MEDS..HE CANNOT WORK..HE CANNOT BE AROUND PEOPLE OR STAY FOCUSED TO KEEP A JOB.SOME DAYS HE DOSENT EVEN GET OUT OF BED..I HOPE THAT SOON THEY COME UP WITH MORE HELP

MY SON HAS SCHIZOPHRENIA..IT HAS MADE EVERYONE IN OUR HOUSEHOLDS LIFE A LIVING HELL..IT TOOK 2 YEARS TO GET HELP ..THEN WE COULD NOT AFFORD THE MEDICATION UNTIL WE GOT ASSISTANTS..THE MEDS COST MORE THAN I MAKE A MONTH..WE HAVE HAD 4 YEARS OF ON AGAIN OFF AGAIN MEDS..HE CANNOT WORK..HE CANNOT BE AROUND PEOPLE OR STAY FOCUSED TO KEEP A JOB.SOME DAYS HE DOSENT EVEN GET OUT OF BED..I HOPE THAT SOON THEY COME UP WITH MORE HELP

My son has schizo affective disorder. After years of suffering, he finally got treatment and medication. Now, although he has a decent job, he has no health insurance -- the meds keep him functional. Without them, he will be a burden on the system How to get treated? Mom will have to pay -- no way can he afford it. BTW, he also has Type 1 diabetes Needs medication for that too, to stay alive. What a (no)health care system we have.

I'm glad to hear of more research of Schizophrenia, of which my Aunt suffers from. Here is a vibrant wonderfull caring person, a mother of 5 children of whom she struggled as a single parent after leaving her abusive husband , who went back to college to receive her AA Degree while they where small children to improve they're quality of life, and then when her children where grown and all struggles should have been put behind her, she's struck with this horrible illness that robbed her of her own self, not something to joke around about or be made light of. I hope someday that research can find a way to do away with this malady and no one has to suffer from it ever again..

Floridave,
I thnk that's multiple personality disorder...or are you typing the voices that you hear?

Floridave,
I think that multiple personalities, not schizophrenia....or were the voices you heard what you typed?