Can someone please tell me more about Paranoid Schitzophrenia?
 

My nan developed it in "her old age", is this common? Apparently it is in the elderly, but does it increase the risk for my dad or even me or lou developing it? And could you please tell me about paranoid schitzophrenia, and living with it?
Would be trés grateful!!!!Thankyou!!!!! <3

Go to www.wikipedia.org and type in paranoid schizphrenia, it has loads of information on there. Schizophrenia usually develops in the early 20's though it can occur in the elderly. Im not sure about the genetics of schizophrenia so I dont know whether or not you have an increased risk of it, sorry. You could ask your GP.

heres a link where it explains schizophenia and its different forms...

^^^ There isn't a link in your post.

I have been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. It's hard when you get eppisodes and start to hear things and imagine things are there. But it's even worse when you start to believe that it's all real and it's happening to you!
The people around you are even more scared than you are because they don't know what to do about the whole thing. It's stressful and dibilitating for the person and people involved.
I saw a man folowing me around in jeans and a t-shirt and he spoke to me. Recently I have been hearing numbers being read out to me. Anything can happen at any time!

I hope this helps, just give your nan the support and understanding she needs and that's all you can do really, it's up to the professionals to give her the treatment etc. *hugs*

All the best,

Lyssie xx

I'm diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. If you have any questions then do PM me.

Hi Steel, was just about to say I think you would be the best person to ask. I know you have provided links and information on other threads in the forums.. they may be of help?

Take care, hun.

Roiben.

There is a greater risk for relatives, for first degree relatives (ie sons and daughters), the increase increases from 1 in 100 (for "normal" people) to 1 in 10. Can't remember, what the stats are for second degree relatives.

In terms of age, it's generally (as has been said) diagnosed in the early twenties but when appearing later in life, the condition has generally speaking been laying dormant over the years with symptoms being so "low" so as not to warrant suspicion or diagnosis.

Thanks guys for all ur helps :)
I just bit all my nails off >:L
xx

It's a psychiatric disorder - and so treatment involves physical therapies. Sufferers can be given therapy to help them deal with the depression of having the disorder, but giving therapy for Schizophrenia is like trying to talk your way out of a boken leg.

That's rather a strange post..

Schizophrenia can be treated with a range of thinks: medications, therapies (CBT etc), alternative therapies (ie vitamin), "physical" treatment (ECT), group help (ie The Hearing Voices Network) and eventually, people may be able to live happily without intervention like medication and hospitilisation.

Treatment for schizophrenia has advanced so much over the years, people can live full lives (working, families etc) and therapy can be very successful (whether it's medical, nutritional or commincative).

i have paranoid schizophrenia if youwant you can PM me and ill help as much as i can