My thoughts are sometimes disorganized. Sometimes I also fail to express and articulate myself properly. I feel depersonalization and derealization too. I have faced abuse and traumas as a child. Two years ago a doctor diagnosed me as having mild schizophrenia and prescribed me haloperidol 2.5 mg/day. But this medicine doesn't seem to help me except giving a few hours sleep during the night. My question is: could this diagnosis be wrong? Could it be a case of ptsd or some other form of anxiety disorder?

Dr. Saul PereiraPsychologist48yrs exp

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If your descriptions are anywhere right, it could be schizophrenia. I suggest you continue with the treatment but kindly introduce therapy along with the medication. 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 two 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 could be 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 two years! now go to the next level along with therapy and you can look forward to a more functional and productive lifestyle. Schizophrenia is a very complex and difficult disease to treat, even with medication. In therapy you will learn a lot of coping mechanisms and techniques to remain functional and lead a close-to-normal life. You will also learn about emotions and how they can impact your condition adversely. Expressing emotions in an appropriate manner will equip you for life. Talking and sharing about the many disturbing thoughts and learning to understand yourself and moderate your responses will go a long way towards normalizing and training your mind. Exercise must be a regular part of your life for various reasons. Put yourself on a productive and strict schedule. The idle mind is the devil's workshop for sure, and more so for a schizophrenic.  

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