About Schizophrenia

What is schizophrenia?

Schizophrenia is a mental illness that affects more than 2 million American adults.

Sometimes the illness makes it hard for people to do certain things.

For example:

• They may not be able to think clearly.
• They may not know the difference between what is real and what is not real.
• They may have trouble managing emotions.
• They may have a hard time making decisions.
• They may not relate well to other people.

What happens?

Here are some things that can happen in people with this disease:

• They may hear or see things that are not there.
• They may feel as if they are being watched.
• They may experience a change in self-care or personal appearance.
• They may experience a change in personality.
• They may feel angry or fearful toward loved ones.
• They may act in ways that are strange or out of place.
• They may develop an extreme focus on religion or the occult.

Many of the symptoms can be improved with medicines like GEODON.

With medicines like GEODON, patients like Chris can gain control of their schizophrenia symptoms.

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