You and Me and Schizophrenia

My other half suffers from Schizophrenia, he was taking Zyprexia which was controlling his condition. Recently we found that this wasn't working as well, doctor has now changed this first to Risperdol and now he has an injection of Risperidone Conte every two weeks. Risperdal worked really well but the injection not doing as well, we think because the dosage is not high enough. The injection is slow release so is suppose to maintain a more constant level. Its very hard on the partners of sufferer's of this, one of the things that makes it so hard is you really don't no what its like in there head no matter how hard you try, the solemn moods, withdrawal from everything and everyone and some times the anger.

On top of this he is also a long time Alcoholic, he stopped drinking and he's going back to AA which I think is helping so all up he's not a happy chappy, I do feel for him though he's really doing it tough. I don't no if he realises how proud I am of him. In a way it was a bit easier for him to coupe with the change of medications by bombing himself out with alcohol.