Flip Cards - 7 Tips for Switching Schizophrenia Treatments Successfully

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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

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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 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