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Schizophrenia is a severe and complex mental health condition in which a person fails to understand or to differentiate between reality and unreality. It is mainly characterized by delusions and hallucinations. Delusions are fixed, false beliefs that cannot be shaken even when a reason is given against such beliefs. Hallucinations are sensory perceptions that occur in the absence of external stimuli like hearing a voice or seeing an image that is not present in reality. Disordered thinking and abnormal social behavior also accompany these characteristic features.
There is a vast scope for the treatment of many such psychological complaints with homeopathy. Homeopathic medicines are found to be very effective in treating Schizophrenia. Being of natural origin, they are free from any toxic side effects and are safe to use. Apart from safety, homeopathic medicines for schizophrenia are also not habit-forming, and one can withdraw their use once recovery begins. Homeopathic medicines act deeply and aim to work on correcting the root cause of the disease. Delusions of varying kinds, hallucinations, and the other accompanying features of Schizophrenia are treatable with natural homeopathic medicines. Due to the use of these medicines, the intensity of symptoms is seen to reduce gradually and there is a sense of general well-being.
Homeopathic Medicines For Schizophrenia
There is a huge list of homeopathic medications to treat Schizophrenia, and the remedies are selected symptomatically depending on a case-to-case basis. The top-ranked homeopathic medicines for Schizophrenia are Lachesis, Anacardium Orientale, and Hyoscyamus Niger. The keynote symptoms of these homeopathic remedies are as follows:
1. Lachesis – Top-Grade Medicine
Lachesis is the top recommended medicine for schizophrenia treatment. Certain delusions are mainly indicated for the use of this medicine. These include the patient’s delusion about having been poisoned by someone, being harmed, or being followed by enemies. There is suspicion to an extreme degree towards everything. The sensation of being under the control of some superhuman power is yet another unique feature in persons needing Lachesis. Another delusion could be there are robbers in the house. In some cases, there is a delusion that she is dead and people are preparing for her funeral. A wish to isolate themselves, aversion to work, and a marked loquacity (excessive talking) are also present among such subjects. There is disorganized speech and continuous talking marked by quick jumping from one subject to another unrelated subject. Repetition of the same words over and over again is also present in the speech.
2. Anacardium Orientale – For Auditory Hallucinations
Anacardium Orientale is an important medicine for Schizophrenia where a person hears voices. The voices are mostly of spirits or dead people. A few patients narrate that the voices say that they are going to die soon. Some patients say that the spirits call their names, and command them to follow them. Some patients state that the voices inside them speak in abusive language. Those who need it experience delusion as if the mind and body are separated and delusion of being double or having two wills. A very unique delusion that may be present is that on one shoulder an angel is sitting commanding and doing good things, and on the second shoulder a devil is sitting asking to commit bad things. Other accompanying features are extreme sadness, absent-mindedness, suspicion, indifferent behaviour, and lack of interest in anything. Forgetfulness, aversion to work, desire to swear and curse, and talking in phrases that make no sense are also some characteristic symptoms that may be present. Another unique feature is the feeling that everything is a dream, and nothing is real.
3. Hyoscyamus Niger – For Delusion Of Being Poisoned And Seeing Absent Persons
Hyoscyamus Niger is useful in cases where the patient thinks someone is going to poison them. In most cases, as a result, they avoid eating or drinking offered by others. There is also a suspicion that family members are keeping a watch over them all the time. Sometimes the patient does things that appear foolish. Laughing loudly at everything is also distinctly present. An impulse to strike and bite others may also arise along with delusions. Excessive and hurried talking, and unintelligible muttering can also appear. One may make strange and funny gestures like a clown dancing. The next important symptom to use this medicine is when a patient says he is able to see people who are not actually present.
4. Stramonium – Where Patients Talk with Imaginary Spirits
Stramonium works well in cases of Schizophrenia where the patient thinks that they can talk with spirits. Patients who need this remedy say that they are under the influence of these spirits. They may also say that they are in communication with God. They carry out conversations with imaginary people. A feeling of restlessness accompanies talking to spirits and imaginary people. Delusions about the presence of multiple people in the room may also arise though none are there in reality. The patient sees people coming out of all corners of the chamber. Patients who hear voices that scold them are also treated well with Stramonium. Another delusion that points towards using Stramonium is a firm belief by the sufferer that he is going to die soon. As a consequence, they start to give directions for their funeral. A constant praying and recitation of religious rhymes also predominantly appear with the above features.
5. Platina – For Schizophrenia Accompanied By Delusions Of Grandiosity
Platina is a high-grade homeopathic medicine for Schizophrenia with delusions of grandiosity. Patients who need Platina think of themselves as superior to others, and of great value to humanity. They believe that they are better than everyone else, and that all others are insignificant in comparison. Even the closest family members seem to be of no value and inferior to them. They exhibit great pride and are extremely critical of others.
6. Baryta Carb – For Suspicion That A Person Is Being Talked About
Baryta Carb is helpful in treating Schizophrenia where sufferers have a high suspicion that other people are talking about them. There is also a feeling that they are being made fun of and people are always laughing at them. Other symptoms that accompany are difficulty in concentration and confusion of the mind. Childish behaviour is also common among patients who need the medicine — Baryta Carb.
7. Plumbum Met – For Delusions Of Conspiracies Of Being Murdered
Plumbum Met is administered for Schizophrenia among those suffering from delusions of others conspiring to murder them. These individuals think everyone around them is a murderer and their life is in danger. Sadness, melancholy, restlessness, anxiety, aversion to talking, and absent-mindedness also prevail.
8. Thuja Occidentalis – For Sensation Of Being Under Superhuman Control
Thuja Occidentalis is of help in cases where the patient feels as if he is under the control of some superhuman power. The patient has a vacant look with staring eyes and may talk in a hasty way or use the wrong words while talking. They are also sad, irritable, and suffer from insomnia. They are usually unable to manage daily life tasks.
9. Calcarea Carb – For Delusions Of Being Followed By Someone All The Time
Calcarea Carb is administered for Schizophrenia with a delusion of being followed by someone all the time. Along with this, there is the fear that something bad is going to happen. Fear of misfortune and of losing reasonableness in one’s life is also present. Anxiety, high irritability without any reason, and the constant fear of death also appear.
10. Kali Bromatum – Where Persistent Sleeplessness Attends Delusions
Kali Bromatum is a medicine for Schizophrenia where there is persistent insomnia accompanied by delusions. The delusions are of varying kinds. They mainly include delusions of conspiracy, and of persecution (as if someone is conspiring against them or pursuing them). Symptoms of depression, which include profound melancholy, indifference to life, and uncontrollable weeping, are also present. Such patients fear talking to people. Another marked symptom is a feeling of being singled out as the only person for divine wrath.
11. Cannabis Indica – For Disorganized Speech
Cannabis Indica is a very useful medicine for Schizophrenia with the presence of disorganized and incoherent speech, with the tendency to stammer. A person who needs Cannabis Indica begins speaking but is unable to complete a sentence. They forget words while talking. A lot of ideas tend to crowd their brain, and they get lost in thought and/or are unable to fix their attention on one subject. Uncontrollable laughter may arise when the patient laughs at every word spoken to him. They even laugh at serious matters. They, however, have the persistent fear of becoming insane.
12. Medorrhinum – When Nothing Seems Real
Medorrhinum is a medicine for Schizophrenia when nothing seems real, and the person feels everything is a dream. This is accompanied by feelings of anxiety and of always being in a hurry. Patients are also impulsive, and cruel and tend to use abusive language. As night approaches they are overwhelmed by the fear of someone following them. They have delusions of people looking at them from behind the furniture. Apart from the above symptoms, sudden mood changes may also be present. A very characteristic feature is that patients constantly think that they have done some unpardonable sin and are going to hell, so they keep praying.
13. Aurum Met – To Manage Depression
This medicine is of great value to manage depression in such cases. Those who need it have intense sadness, and hopelessness along with predominating suicidal thoughts. They feel as if life is a burden, and the future is all dark. They indulge in self-criticism. There is a desire to die, and such people constantly talk of self-destruction and suicide.
Reasons Behind Schizophrenia
1. The exact reason behind Schizophrenia is still not clear to the medical fraternity. However, a combination of genetic, and environmental factorsseems to play a vital role in making a person prone to developing Schizophrenia. It most commonly begins in teenage or early adulthood.
2. It is also thought that some imbalance in chemicalsused by the brain(neurotransmitters dopamine, glutamate, serotonin) for communication between one nerve cell to another nerve cell and losing connections in some brain areas may play a role behind its cause.
Risk Factors
There are certain factors that increase the risk of schizophrenia such as:
- Family history of schizophrenia
- Certain viral infections to the mother during foetal development, malnutrition, stress, exposure to toxins during foetal life, and having gestational diabetes, and preeclampsia increases the risk of schizophrenia in baby
- Infections and autoimmune diseases that affect the brain
- Prolonged stress for long time periods
- Using psychotropic drugs like cannabis
- Some factors like childhood trauma, abuse in childhood, dysfunctional families, death of mother/father, unemployment, being bullied or any deep insult in the past may increase the risk of schizophrenia in a person who has a predisposition for it.
Symptoms Of Schizophrenia
1)Positive/psychotic symptoms: These means symptoms related to actions and thoughts not based on reality
A). Hallucinations: Sensory perceptions that occur in the absence of external stimuli like hearing a voice or seeing an image that is not present in real. a). Mainly auditory hallucinations occur in schizophrenia, in which the sufferer hears voices in the absence of any sensory stimulus.
b) Hallucinations related to smell, taste, and vision may also occur though these are not common.
B). Delusions: It is a firm belief in something with a lack of evidence to support it. a) Delusions are mainly persecutory in nature. In these delusions, patients feel that someone is plotting to harm them, someone is spying on them, they are being followed by someone, or someone will poison them. b) A delusion as if someone is controlling their thoughts or is keeping a watch on them is also a prominent feature among some of those who suffer. c)Delusion that they are very important or have excess fame.d) Delusion of possessing extraordinary powers e) Delusion that another person is in love with you.
3. Disorganized Speech: Disorganized speech and confused thoughts are present. The sufferer may give an answer to a question that has no link to the asked question. Senseless talking, jumping from one subject to the other quickly while talking. Speaking in a monotone, and saying meaningless words may also arise. They may also feel as if some external source is controlling their thoughts or think that they have some extraordinary powers.
4. Negative symptoms: These refer to not showing normal behaviour by persons having schizophrenia: It includes social withdrawal, losing interest in life activities, weak expression of emotions (not sad on sad occasions or not happy on happy occasions), lack of facial expressions, fewer to no gestures, lack of emotions, lack of motivation, neglect in maintaining personal hygiene.
5. Other symptoms are difficulty in recalling things, confusion of thoughts, poor concentration, moving slowly, writing excessively but meaninglessly, difficulty in making decisions, changes in sleeping patterns, and suicidal thoughts.
6. Catatonia:In some cases, the sufferer may stop talking with the body fixed in a particular position for long hours.
Complications
If not treated certain complications can arise such as:
Anxieties, obsessive-compulsive disorder, aggression, depression, suicidal thought or attempt, drug abuse, and alcohol abuse are a few things that may complicate Schizophrenia.
Diagnosis
1.There are no lab tests to diagnose schizophrenia. It is diagnosed by ruling out other mental health conditions and substance-induced psychosis. Certain tests may be carried out like MRI, and CT scan to check for changes in brain structure; blood tests to rule out other causes of symptoms.
2. A detailed psychiatric evaluation and symptom study is required to diagnose schizophrenia
3. Criteria given in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
(DSM-5) may be used to diagnose schizophrenia. As per this manual two diagnostic criteria have to be present for one month with a major impact on social or occupational functioning for minimum of six months. Among these one symptom is to become hallucinatory, one remains in delusion and disorganized speech and the second symptom is to be some among negative symptoms or disorganized or catatonic behaviour.
Dear Sir,
My mother – Age 83 Years
She was hallucinations problem since 2015. she saw snakes on window at home premises, also cat, old man, small kids, girls.
Medicin taking : Olmesar-a, clonotril, Glysole 1MF
Ayurvedic : panchagavya Gritha (2 months, now stopped)
But hallucinations problem as it is. Pl. suggest
Thanks & regards
Suhas
Hai dr sharma. I dr Perera from Sri Lanka ,i want to differentiate fallowing remedies for my schizophrenic patient platina,varatrum album,hyos,stramonium and belladonna what are the characteristics of above remedies in. Schizophrenia cases
Dear Dr Sharma, One of my relatives is exhibiting intense religious faith and believes she has committed sins in her past birth which can be washed away by degrading herself. She stoops down to low levels like moving around with beggars and prostrating to strangers. She feels god appears to her in their forms.
Kindly advise.
i have suffering schizophrenia from 19 years.i have heard some sounds about god and that sound meaning are very bad for god.
i have also suffering from mental discomfort and restless.
i am not mentally rest or easy time , even a second in a day.
only when i sleep i feel happy but now these days i c,nt sleep more.
i am feeling pain in my body and now i have sugar from last 4 months an d high blood pressure from last 9 years.
I have Schizoaffective disorder and feel like being normal or at least without auditory hallucinations is something unlnown to me. Ever since I was little I felt grandious or insignificant, my family stayed together but I could never stay out of trouble I feel miserable more than half of the time and need help. Im on Invega shots monthly ever since at least 2 years now and dont knoe if anything will work anymore. My diet isn’t the greatest either but I squeeze in juice or fruit every blue moon what do you think thanks, 5871
Dear Dr Vikas Dharma,
My child age of 13 years has been suffering from schizophrenia with PCOD,PCOS,Obesity. Her main symptom is that ghost fear,insurgent fear.She hears unknown voices,she angried for unknown voices.She imagined that ghost will enter her body,will kill her,that insurgents are lying hidden nearby village,they will come soon,kill her and her parents.her mother is also schizophrenia patient since my childbirth. Presently my child taking allowed medicine T. Siezodon 8mg, T.Qutan 200mg,T.Bexol 2mg.Now she is OK,but she feels drowsiness,did not pay attention in study etc.I have given her several homoeomedicines,but no fruitful result.She is to need permanent solution. So please guide me in homoeo line of medicine.
SujitDatta,JE,Amarpur,Tripura,pH 9402155240
My husband and I have been married since I was 17 years old (28 years so far). He spent 22 years in the Air Force where he could have been exposed to radiation. We also took a tour to India for four years. That is all I know about my husband’s work in the military.
In 2007 he started having trouble following instruction and would often tell my daughter and I we were second guessing his decisions. When he retired in 2008, he started going to the VA clinic for his health care. I knew he had some depression but felt that was not the only reason for his confusion. After retirement, he seemed to be OK and was hired by a friend to be a translator and science tech for a government contract I was also working on. During that year, the symptoms became more apparent. When he was not out in the field, he would state that the computer had lost the documents or drawings he was working on. Needless to say that when the contract was finished a year later, they let him go. I knew that had affected him terribly but he stayed busy taking care of all the honey-do lists for the house and would ride his bike to the gym and Starbucks every day to socialize with everyone there. Not your typical depression case at all. There was no moping around or sleeping during the day. He had dinner ready most of the time and was a wonderful supportive husband when I had a bad day at work. This went on for years. I noticed he was slowly declining so I put him on an herbal protocol to see if that would help. All the while, he would go to the VA and all they did was put him on one medication after another for depression. He had adverse effects to all of them so I asked him to see a psychologist. He went for a year but was still not interested in finding work or doing anything to change his situation. It was more of a buddy session we were paying $200 an hour for.
Finally in 2012 while I was at work, he told me he fell off his bike and hit his head. So I took this opportunity to take him to the doctor myself and that started the process of the MRIs and other brain testing. By this time, he was already using the wrong words in sentences and couldn’t answer questions properly. Of course the Air Force doctor that saw him thought it was PTSD. Finally, after many more doctors that told me it was depression, he was given the dementia diagnosis in Dec of 2013 from the Mayo clinic in Jacksonville. However, the doctor felt it was Alzheimer’s and I didn’t because his symptoms had not followed any of Alzheimer’s early warning signs. There was much more confusion and misuse of language than memory loss. We tried everything, the usual medications for dementia made him worse and he lost the ability to recognize himself June 2015 when I gave him the first dose of Namenda. A month after he started the Namenda, he became angry with his reflection. That just spiraled down to where we are today. He is currently 52 years old and was just released on Wed from the local mental hospital with three more symptoms. Along with his newly “controlled” anger, he now also has hallucinations, logorrhea, and dystonia from the medications they gave him while there. Unfortunately, I can’t take him home because he requires one on one 24/7 assistance. It was affecting me too much and I was getting sick, so he moved to a small assistant living facility in Palm Bay, FL that is willing to do whatever it takes to help him and keep him from going to a state mental hospital.
So there you have it, no one really knows what my husband suffers from. I was my husband’s sole caregiver for 2 1/2 years with no respite, am his legal guardian, and am still hoping to find someone who has answers to what is killing my husband’s brain.
Any thoughts or help you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Maria Londono
Hi, my husband has been suffering from schizophrenia for the past three years. The doctors gave him medications that never worked.
Through some extensive research, whe had found that Aurum metallicum, Hyoscyamus Niger as well as Anacardium Orientalis were the remedies that covered all of his symptoms.
We started with the Aurum metallicum and the Hyoscyamus Niger in 200c potencies and noticed a difference in his symptoms. His stools were harder and instead of going three four five times a day it ranged between one and 3 during the day. He could sleep more effectively, sexual urges he had not felt in three years are back, he used to be completely or alsmost completely emotionnally flat (didnt feel joy, happiness etc) they seem to have started coming back. However for the auditory hallucinations through research we’ve found that Anacardium orientalis is very good. My question is is it safe to take the 200c potency in Anacardium along with the other two?
my son ayan suffering from schizophrenia for the last 2 years getting treatment at aiims slight improvment but yet he is unable to do anything yet, having hallucinations delusions ,social withdrawl,silent.feels himself useless so it is better to die,extremely forgetfuland so on. should i go for homeopath
Hi, try NIMHANS. Its the best for any mental illness. They have treated my aunt with minimal medicines, yoga and social rehabilitation. My aunt used to believe that she has some goddess inside her body and would act like one on several occassions. Now she is all fine. The duration of her treatment was less than a year.
Hi Dr,
I am writing for my mother of 75 yrs old, widow since last 40yrs. She last year had low sodium problem and was hospitalised to treat that. Also MRI was done and report can be sent to you on your mail ID once you provide.
However after that she although was getting weak but otherwise was ok. since last two months she has fluctuating sodium levels and we give them salt filled capsules twice a day as per Dr adivce. The other big problem is with her behavior which has changed and rather troulesome for herself and for the family. I have gone thru the symptoms you have mentioned above and exactly copying some of them which persist in her.
The patient with the persecutory delusion believes that others are making some plots/plans to harm him and are against him.
This also includes thought broadcasting and insertion/withdrawal of thoughts in which the patient feels that his/her thoughts are being broadcast to others and thoughts that are not his own are being inserted or withdrawn from his mind.
disorganized speech and behavior, repeating the same couple of words, difficulty in maintaining a train of thoughts, starting to talk about a topic and ending it on a totally different subject, etc. Disorganized behavior includes child like, aggressive and irritated responses.
anxiety, unhappiness (dysphoria); feeling of temporary loss or alteration of one’s own reality
(depersonalization) like feeling that the limbs have changed size; speaking not less but more; poor self care; social isolation.
Now i want to know if she is suffering from Schizophrenia? if yes can she be treated with Homeopathic in this age if not completely but upto some extent. If yes which medicine you advice.
Also i have kept on following alopathich medication and should i continue with this or stop before giving your prescription.
Since last 10 days I have kept her on following medication
Pantocid OD before breakfast.
Levipil 500 OD after breakfast.
Amloz L OD after b/f.
Trika. 25mg before bed OD.
Regards,
Hi Dr,
I am writing for my mother of 75 yrs old, widow since last 40yrs. She last year had low sodium problem and was hospitalised to treat that. Also MRI was done and i am mentioning the report excerpts hereunder.
However after that she although was getting weak but otherwise was ok. since last two months she has fluctuating sodium levels and we give them salt filled capsules twice a day as per Dr adivce. The other big problem is with her behavior which has changed and rather troulesome for herself and for the family. I have gone thru the symptoms you have mentioned above and exactly copying some of them which persist in her.
The patient with the persecutory delusion believes that others are making some plots/plans to harm him and are against him.
This also includes thought broadcasting and insertion/withdrawal of thoughts in which the patient feels that his/her thoughts are being broadcast to others and thoughts that are not his own are being inserted or withdrawn from his mind.
disorganized speech and behavior, repeating the same couple of words, difficulty in maintaining a train of thoughts, starting to talk about a topic and ending it on a totally different subject, etc. Disorganized behavior includes child like, aggressive and irritated responses.
anxiety, unhappiness (dysphoria); feeling of temporary loss or alteration of one’s own reality
(depersonalization) like feeling that the limbs have changed size; speaking not less but more; poor self care; social isolation.
Now i want to know if she is suffering from Schizophrenia? if yes can she be treated with Homeopathic in this age if not completely but upto some extent. If yes which medicine you advice.
Regards,
Hello Dr. Sharma,
My son is 25 with classic schizophrenic symptoms but refuses to see a doctor or any professional and doesn’t believe there is a problem. He has auditory hallucinations, is unkempt with long fingernails when he was once meticulous about his appearance, and he has his own reality about many things. He is also very withdrawn and has alienated most of his friends and family because of his odd behaviours. He will not walk anywhere nor take public transit. I think that he might take homeopathic remedies, if I told him they were for general well-being, but I’m not sure what to suggest. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Deb
Namaste Dr. Sharma…
I pratyush Swain of rourkela, Odisha… Sir my father’s age is 50 and he is suffering from schizophrenia… And he also takes prolinate injection once in a month… Will he take this injection for lifelong???? Is there no medicine to cure my father completely???
My son is now 28 yrs old but started off with severe anxiety then started hearing voices approx. 3yrs ago. He says they are Satin and Jesus and the voice of an old friend that is still living. He thinks that friends has put curses on him to be tormented by these voices. He has terrible headaches starting at the base of his head to the crown of his head along with episodes of feeling like he is fading out of consciousness but never loses consciousness. He writes things on paper all day long . He do not even watch tv. He can’t focus on anything but reading the Bible. He forgets everything. He does go to the gym and exercise and says that is the only thing that helps him. He also has night terrors.
problem of sleeplessness, thinking some one is always plotting against, some colleagues talk against , fear on seeing unknown people, fear of huge figured people.
medicine like sizodan, risinia, atinan worked- but temporally, kindly recommend some homeopathic for permanent cure.
patient aged 30 yrs, male.
shaji
I am Rupa Dutta. age 46. female.Schizophrenia petient.Main problem delusion,hallucinations ,disordered speech . Please help me. what can i do? last 10 years continue. i took medicine amis 200, (amisulpride) clomach25, floxin 60. I want homeopathic treatment please arrange to send me the name of medicine on my mail.
I am Rupa Dutta. age 46. female.Schizophrenia petient.Main problem delusion,hallucinations ,disordered speech . Please help me. what can i do? last 10 years continue. i took medicine amis 200, (amisulpride) clomach25, floxin 60. I want homeopathic treatment please arrange to send me the name of medicine on my mail.
Sir I m syzophiniya petient from last 8 year I took the medicine of syzopin 100 ,clonil 75 SR,rinsin plus I want homeopathic treatment please arrange to send me the name of medicine on my mail.
Dear doctor, I am having schizophrenia for four years and taking antipsychotic zyprexa and antidepressant cymbalta, my problem was I thought bad body odor was coming from me and auditory hallucination, also if I stop antidepressant I feel depressed, which homeopathy medicine is right for me, thanks
Hi Dr. Sharma
I’m writing on behalf of my daughter Juselle. My daughter has been diagnosed with schizophrenia in April of 2014. She has been on medication for sometime now. There is times when it seems like the medication is working but than I see other symptoms happening.
A friend had mentioned to me about natural path doctors.
I want to give this a try.
Can you please help.
Thank you
Henry ortega
May I be healed of mental illness at age 65?
what about confabulation after head injury that may be confused with “schizo?”
more like Capgras syndrome where the emotional connection between loved ones is broken and the person accuses the loved one of sexual acts – and other things that the person could not possibly be doing.
also talks excessively — gets agitated esp on awakening – and sometimes talks all night —
is angry about perceived hurts from the past – but also has legitimate reason to be angry and has been abused.