Is it possible for your mental dissorder to go away?

Question

Can someone who went through symptoms identical to schitzophrenia and diagnosed with it for over 2 years stop having hallucinations and delusions without medication? Or would the diagnosis be wrong and it was another mental dissorder?

Answer 1

An accurate diagnosis of schizophrenia is life long. Stopping medications will result in full blown, often worst symptoms than before medication. It is very rare that this diagnosis is misdiagnosed. The DSMR-IV is very specific in terms of diagnosing such disorders. If someone stops medication there may be a honeymoon period of missing symptoms but they are in for disastrous results.

Answer 2

Some psychiatrists say that schizophrenic symptoms do resolve themselves as a person gets older. Most don't. There could have been an error in the diagnosis, this would have been the most likely answer. When a person with bipolar disorder is in the manic phase and becomes psychotic, this can mimic schizophrenia. Bipolar disorder, some doctors say goes away with age. Psychiatry is not a concrete discipline, no one patient is the same. This is what makes the study of Psychiatry so fascinating.

Answer 3

It's certainly possible. Mental disorders are the diagnosis of impoperly connected brain synapse. This is the basis that rehabilitation is possible. If rehabilitation was impossible, (which we KNOW it is not) we would do as they have done in the dark ages, that is, to use these people for experimental purposes, and learning about the internal workings of humans. It was widely believed the mentally affected were unsavable from their condition and were wastes of human life. We know these days that previous statement is untrue, though society still associates a stigma with mental disorder and handicap because of this old belief.

Answer 4

They don't totally understand it... I am sure there are triggers in our life for such a devastating disorder... if life becomes stress free for a while maybe someone can do better, who knows...but second and third opinions are great. You wouldn't want something like that creeping back when it is least expected.... and not be medicated.

I would think a good support group with people going through the same thing could answer that question...

Answer 5

Schizophrenia is not temporary. It is often difficult to get patients to take their medications daily and the symptoms get worse or the person ends up in a trauma center or jail.

Answer 6

you're probable only wigging out extra advantageous than wat u might desire to. attempt venting to your dad and mom and if no longer them then a therspist. sometimes it feels stable to easily permit each and every thing flow

Answer 7

Mine went away. But mine didn't. Did too. Did not.

Answer 8

Of course they can go away, it's your choice.