DON GOFF, MD: Well,
if the person's
relapsing and aware that they
are relapsing, obviously they
need to immediately call
their doctor or their nurse,
their counselor,
to get assistance.
If they've stopped the medicine
then they really need
to consider restarting
the medicine as quickly
as possible.
And the main message is they've
really, in most cases,
struggled to get back on track
in life, despite the psychosis,
and often have made
real progress,
and that it's just really
a shame to lose that
with a relapse, which can be
very disruptive to a person's
life.
If the medicine side effects are
a problem,
they should understand
that there are
many different medicines,
and very often a medicine can be
found at a dose that really
isn't uncomfortable.
And so it may be just a matter
of working with their doctor
or their nurse to find
a medicine that they can
tolerate
and for which it's easier
to remain adherent.
