Hi lookout. I was listening to the radio this morning. The news spoke about this. They said about the same as you, that there has not been much advance in the way of new medicines in the last 40 years. The interesting bit was that apparently all the medication that is used in order to control schizophrenia has always been unreliable and has many side effects. There is a call to the medical profession to make new efforts in combatting this illness.
Hi Grahame,,I've been saying for long enough now that it's hit and miss with each individual patient,,that " one size doesn't fit all " as regards the treatment. In fact,a lot of the treatment has adverse effects and reverts the illness back,worse than its original state.
I firmly believe that this is what happened in Sheilas' case,and by her own request had her injection reduced in strength. Once in the system,intramuscularly,there's not a lot you can do,the damage is already done. I swear that this drug was unsuitable for Sheila.
This is what happens in private medicine,she'd have been much better attending an NHS hospital where more time is spent in diagnosing rather than dishing out expensive medication which to my mind,made her worse.
Maybe people will sit up and take notice now and look at the backgrounds of these people,which it invariably starts,,then treat accordingly-----------not always with medication either.