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Stick to Your
Treatment
Regimen
Be Patient
Keep in Touch
Attend
Follow-Up Appointments
Limit
(Or Avoid)
Alcohol
Seek
Support
Know
When to Call
for Help
Stick to Your
Treatment
Regimen
Be patient
Keep in Touch
Attend
Follow-Up Appointments
Limit
(Or Avoid)
Alcohol
Seek
Support
Know
When to Call
for Help
Stick to the regimen. Not taking your medications as prescribed can lessen their effectiveness, which could lead to a relapse.
Stick to the regimen
Be patient. It can take a few weeks after starting a new schizophrenia treatment before symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations start to improve.
Be patient
Keep in touch. Always talk to your doctor before making any changes to your treatment regimen. Don’t do it on your own.
Keep in touch
Attend follow-up appointments. Once you start a new treatment, your doctor may want to see you more frequently to monitor symptoms and gauge how well the medication is working.
Attend
follow-up appointments
Seek support. Join a support group or enlist the help of a therapist to help you on your treatment journey.
Seek
support
Limit (or avoid) alcohol.
Drinking too much can worsen schizophrenia symptoms, increasing the risk of a relapse.
Limit
(or avoid)
alcohol
Know when to call for help. If you’re having thoughts of harming yourself, call 988 to connect with the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — or 911 in an emergency.
Know when
to call
for help