Posted by Ed O`Flaherty on June 14, 2003, at 13:20:32
Schizophrenmia is a subject that gets very little attention on this board.However it affects 1% of the population the world over and is worthy of our attention.
The standard treatment is a drug like olanzapine or risperidone or clozapine which are only moderately effective and may have serious side effects,in particular tardive dyskinesia,an involuntary movement which may persist after the drugs is stopped.
I have been intrigued then by a book I bought last week from www.amazon.com for four dollars-Orthomolecular treatment for Schizophrenia by Abram Hoffer,M.D.,a respected Canadian psychiatrist now in his 80s.He suggests that multivitamins like niacin (3-6g daily), B6 up to 1g daily,Vit C 3g daily,omega-3 fish oil and various minerals can offer a 90% chance of recovery early on and up to 50% chance in chronics. I would appreciate if anybody who has tried this regime could contribute. I report a small number of cases I have treated with fish oil only (as a supplement to their original med) in www.omega3.20megsfree.com but I think Hoffer`s views,long experience and large number of cases may make this book worth buying for a lot of people.
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