I am taking olanex f 5+20 mg since last 10 years. I am on medication since last 16 years. What disease I have? Doctor told my family that I have to take medicine for lifetime. Will my disease worsen with time. I think I am suffering from schizophrenia.

Mr. Saul PereiraPsychologist50yrs exp

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Yes, your condition could be serious but not incurable. You must go for counseling together with the medication. It will be long-term therapy but if you cooperate well it can be done effectively and earlier. There is no doubt that this disease is debilitating but you must persevere not only with the medication but also with counseling. The counseling gives you an avenue to work with your emotional issues and you will develop skills in coping with the everyday challenges that life throws at you. I hope your visits to the psychiatrist were regular and the medication has been frequently reviewed during these 16 years. You need to be occupied, and fit into a routine of interesting activities every day. Yoga and meditation is also necessary to train your brain to be disciplined. Exercise always plays a stabilizing role and is the most holistic medicine besides. Since the mind is regularly perturbed by unreal fears, a reality check through counseling will help you discern fact from fiction. Your socializing and maintaining steady relations is the hallmark of a good recovery program. If I am to assume that there were no relapses during this period, then that is a good sign too. This means that your condition has remained stable all of these years! now go to the next level along with therapy and you can look forward to a more functional and productive lifestyle.  

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