Chung the unmedicated paranoid schizophrenic
I'm undoubtedly wasting my breath here, but I wonder if the people
labelling Dr. Chung as a schizophrenic would be posting the same kind
of messages if they thought he had cancer or any other serious
disease.
Schizophrenia is a terrible disease. I wouldn't wish it on my worst
enemy. Unfortunately, two close relatives of mine suffer from
schizophrenia. Both are disabled and unable to work.
The medications available for schizophrenia don't always work and have
many side effects. Even people who take their medications faithfully
can continue to suffer from paranoia and hallucinations. Cognition is
almost always effected and antipsychotics aren't usually of much help
in that regard.
Much research is going on, and everyone hopes that better treatments
will be developed.
I am ending my post here because tears are coming to my eyes thinking
about the effect this disease has had on my loved one's lives.
Best regards,
Marilyn
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