Advice needed on Schizophrenia

Advice needed on Schizophrenia

From Sandeep sandeepsheshadri.m@gmail.com

My mother has been a patient of schizophrenia since my birth i.e. since 27 years. in 2004 Jan I too was diagnosed with schizophrenia and have been on treatment since. my father expired in 2005. Since then Iam looking after my mother on my own with support from my wife.

I Take my mother to the Psychiatrist every month for checkup. She is being given the latest medicines available in the market. Her condition though is either the same or worse it deteriorates. Though my father expired in 2005 my mother still believes that he is alive and keeps hoping that he will return some day. She also hears voices(auditory hallucinations) and believes that they are true. It is not uncommon to find her screaming at the walls. All this inspite of the latest medicines.

Coming to me, I too am taking meds for schizophrenia since 2004. There was a period after my marriage when I stopped the meds as I was feeling better. My marriage had to come on the verge of collapse for me to realize the fallacy of this. I immediately went back to my doctor and continued the meds (of much higher dosage than before).Now as per my doctors words I have recovered more than 90%. Since my childhood I always had the ambition of becoming a Physicist. Presently, I am working in a Govt. office. I got the job in the same department where my father used to work onn compassionate grounds.

Now the issue is that I want to study physics abroad and fulfill my dream of becoming a scientist. The main challenge for me is to find a place where my mother can be looked after well during my study abroad. None of my relatives are willing to look after my mother. Though my wife says that she will take care of my mother in my absence but I know how challenging that can be.

Whomsoever is reading this I request you to kindly help me out in whatever way u can.

Thank You for your time,

Sandeep.

Hyderabad, A. P.