Treatment of schizophrenia at home with folk remedies

• October 8, 2018
• Treatment methods
• Maria Mariyka

Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness that can occur in a variety of forms and in most cases leads to personality changes. Such a pathology is always considered by specialists as dangerous for the patient himself and for the people around him - during the manifestation of aggression, the behavior of a schizophrenic is absolutely not controlled. It is almost impossible to resist, calm and stop people without having specific experience and skills in communicating with such patients. However, all situations associated with the disease are not fatal. At home, it is allowed to treat schizophrenia with folk remedies, but only under the supervision of a doctor.

Symptoms of the disease

Schizophrenia is recognized by the following distinctive features:

• physical and mental activity is inhibited, the person falls into apathy;
• the thought process is disrupted, confusion appears in the speech and inconsistency in the reasoning of the schizophrenic;
• Quite strange and inadequate ideas, sensations and thoughts arise;
• the person loses interest in communicating with other people;
• there is aggression towards family members;
• various hallucinations appear, attention and perception are impaired;
• emotional outbursts often occur or, conversely, a person feels emotional devastation;
• movements, such as gait or facial expressions, are impaired.

Treatment of schizophrenia with folk remedies must be carried out along with traditional symptomatic therapy, which must not be forgotten. If you observe the first symptoms of the disease, you should immediately visit a specialist.

Causes and symptoms

For many schizophrenics, the disease first begins to manifest itself in adolescence, but more often it makes itself felt in men 20-25 years old, as well as women 25-30 years old. Moreover, in the stronger sex it develops much more rapidly. The causes and symptoms of schizophrenia are almost the same for all people.

Causes

The development of schizophrenia can be triggered by a large number of different factors. None of them can be considered a direct cause of the disease, because many people who encountered them remained healthy. However, under certain circumstances they cause schizophrenia. These include:

• Infectious or viral diseases in the mother during pregnancy;
• Genetic predisposition (schizophrenia in parents);
• Psychological trauma, childhood fears, prolonged exposure to severe stress;
• Harsh upbringing, inappropriate behavior or violence from parents;
• The influence of the environment when living in a big city;
• Alcohol abuse or smoking;
• Low social status, loneliness, lack of communication.

Before you can recover from schizophrenia, you will need to identify the cause of its occurrence, because... we will have to fight it too, if possible. This point is especially important when the disease develops in a small child or teenager.

Symptoms

The manifestations of schizophrenia can be very mild, which is why the relatives of some patients do not even suspect that there is a problem. But gradually the symptoms will intensify, causing more and more abnormalities. Therefore, at a certain point the disease becomes noticeable to others. Signs of schizophrenia are divided into three types:

1. Positive symptoms. It is impossible to hide them; they are very noticeable to everyone who is near the patient. They manifest themselves in the form of delusions, hallucinations, intense persecution mania, unreasonable fear, repeated repetitions of words or actions, changes in voice, as well as increased physical agitation. Positive symptoms may be present for a long time or occur in attacks during an exacerbation.
2. Negative symptoms. They appear in the patient at the very beginning of the development of schizophrenia, and they are much more difficult to notice. Such symptoms include loss of interest in the world around us, decreased emotionality, apathy, and reluctance to communicate with other people. In later stages of the disease, complete withdrawal from social interaction and personal hygiene is also possible.
3. Cognitive symptoms. Such manifestations arise gradually, sometimes it is very difficult to notice them, and some doctors may confuse such symptoms with other diseases. The patient risks losing the ability to see logical connections, form personal conclusions, plan work, remember information, organize rest, his thinking will become vague and non-abstract.

Some patients invent their own language or do not react at all to attempts to speak to them by people around them. Symptoms in most cases are individual and may change, because Much depends on the stage of the disease and the characteristics of the person’s psyche.

Recommendations from doctors and traditional healers

Long-term treatment of schizophrenia with folk remedies is possible only if the conditions of the daily regimen are observed. Doctors of official modern medicine and traditional healers recommend:

1. Regularly ventilate the rooms in which the patient stays. A person with schizophrenia should sleep with the window open, despite the weather conditions - this helps to enrich the body with oxygen.
2. The patient should take walks every day. In hot weather you should wear a hat.
3. It is important to protect the schizophrenic from negative emotions. This applies to literally all media, books, films, music, contacts with unpleasant people.
4. Clothing made from synthetic fabrics should be avoided. It is better to choose a wardrobe from natural materials. This recommendation allows you to minimize skin irritation, itching and burning sensations, which can cause another attack of hysteria or aggression.

Treatment options

Given the severity and chronic nature of the disease, home remedies are not considered appropriate for treating this condition. Antipsychotics are now widely used because they help reduce the intensity of psychotic symptoms.

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Many doctors prescribe one of these medications, sometimes in combination with other psychiatric medications, in order to maximize benefits for a person with schizophrenia. Drugs for effective treatment of the disease:

• Risperdal;
• Zyprex;
• Seroquel;
• Abilify;
• Invega;
• Lursidon.

These drugs are taken orally. The following list of medications can be taken by injection; sometimes they are more effective when a person cannot be calmed. Injectable medications:

• Aminazine;
• Haloperidol;
• Fluphenazine;
• Alanzapine;
• Aripiprazole;
• Paliperidone.

These medications are a new group of antipsychotic drugs. They work faster. Sometimes side effects such as increased fatigue, drowsiness, dizziness, and increased appetite occur. The patient may gain weight while using these medications.

Less commonly, muscle rigidity, poor coordination of movements, unsteadiness, and uncoordinated muscle twitching occur.

Use of antidepressants and cytokines

Antidepressants are the main treatment for depression that may accompany schizophrenia. Examples of medications that are commonly prescribed for this purpose include serotonergic medications (SSRIs), which affect levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin. This group of medications includes:

• Prozac;
• Zoloft;
• Paxil;
• Celox;
• Lexapro.

The combination of SSRIs with adrenergic drugs affects the disease much faster. For example, Venlafaxine and Duloxetine.

Cytokines are also used in the treatment of schizophrenia. They ensure the transmission of impulses between cells and regulate the processes of regeneration of damaged and defective neurons.

Psychosocial interventions for schizophrenia

With this disease, doctors are obliged to teach the family of a schizophrenic how to behave during the next attack. In addition, it is recommended that patients themselves be brought to special courses on symptom management.

A team of specialists - a psychiatrist, a nurse, a clerk, an employment consultant and other doctors - should help those suffering from schizophrenia in whatever way they can. Typically, such patients become homeless or are hospitalized. Any activity or attention to them is a kind of treatment and maintenance of normal brain functioning.

Providing drug treatment and psychological assistance should become an integral part of therapy, since about 50% of people suffering from schizophrenia abuse narcotic or psychoactive substances.

Cognitive behavioral therapy is a series of interventions aimed at helping the patient change their behavior that interferes with interacting with other people. Treatment can be individual or group.

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Physical activity

Schizophrenia is considered a fairly serious disease, which is almost impossible to completely overcome, but there are still people who were able to overcome it. Constant and specially selected physical exercises, gymnastics and dousing with cool water will help improve your health. At the first stages, hardening may seem unpleasant, so initially dousing can be replaced by wiping. Afterwards it is replaced with a cold shower, which is taken twice a day. In addition, running will help you say goodbye to fears and obsessive states. Jogging for 30 minutes is recommended early in the morning.

Nutrition

According to reviews, treatment of schizophrenia with folk remedies involves not only the use of decoctions, tinctures and oils, but also leading a healthy lifestyle. Only an integrated approach to therapy will help to significantly reduce the frequency of attacks and/or get rid of them completely. In case of schizophrenia, it is very important to stop drinking alcohol, drugs, smoking cigarettes, as well as tea and coffee. Particular attention should be paid to daily nutrition. Many doctors advise patients to exclude meat and meat products from their diet. In this situation, preference is given to veganism and vegetarianism.

During the berry ripening season, you can eat more dishes with fresh blackberries. You can also include well-washed and chopped juniper branches and fruits in your diet. You should take 3-5 pieces of fruit per day. A contraindication to the introduction of juniper into the diet is acute inflammation of the kidneys.

Viburnum bark

Quite often, patients with schizophrenia experience attacks of hysteria, during which suffocation and “losing” of the nervous system can occur. In this situation, a tincture of viburnum bark is useful as a folk remedy for treating schizophrenia.

To prepare, you need to pour one tablespoon of crushed bark into one glass of boiling water and leave to brew for about 30 minutes. Then you should cool and strain the remedy. It is necessary to take a ready-made infusion of viburnum bark, one tablespoon 10 minutes before breakfast, 30 minutes before lunch and dinner, until the patient’s condition completely improves.

Elimination of insomnia

According to reviews, treatment of schizophrenia with folk remedies should also be based on restoring all phases of sleep in the patient, which will significantly strengthen the immune and nervous systems. For insomnia, you can try taking infusions of medicinal herbs:

• 100 grams of dry herb marshweed and 50 grams of crushed valerian root.
• In equal proportions, finely chopped herbs, lemon balm, thyme (50 g each).
• A mixture of 100 grams of well-washed, dried and crushed hop cones, 100 grams of valerian root and 50 grams of sweet clover herb.

Method of treating schizophrenia: one tablespoon of any of the above mixtures should be brewed with one glass of boiling water. The medicinal product is infused for 30 minutes, after which it is filtered through a fine sieve or gauze.

It is worth using healing tinctures in the evening, an hour before bedtime. It is advisable to take medicinal herbal collections alternately, since the first and second are slightly weaker than the third. The duration of treatment for schizophrenia using traditional methods is one year. Treatment regimen: use one of the decoctions for two weeks, after a break for a week, and then again you need to take the next decoction for one week.

Problems in the treatment of schizophrenia

As a rule, the disease attracts attention when productive symptoms appear. Let us remember that these include, first of all, delusions and hallucinations, as well as fragmented thinking and incoherence of speech.

Hallucinations are most often vocal. They force the patient to perform certain actions, sometimes of a negative nature. Hallucinations lead a person to engage in unlawful actions or to threaten themselves and others.

Delusions of jealousy and persecution are common among delusional ideas. Sometimes the statements of such patients are so plausible that it is very difficult to believe that they are not truthful.

The fragmentation of thinking is manifested by incoherence of statements. Here is an example of a dialogue with a girl with schizophrenia:

— My mother has a neurological disability, and this is already cobalt.

- Nastya, what kind of cobalt, metal, or what?

— Metal is not metal, but this is already the ceiling.

The disease also has other signs related to negative symptoms: apathy, lack of will, alienation, etc. But in isolated form they rarely suggest a schizophrenic disorder.

So, the patient is admitted to the hospital in the acute period of the disease with delusional speech, reinforced by unrealistic images and with a violation of self-identification. Medications help relieve exacerbation. They are the first medical aid in such a situation, stabilizing the patient’s condition.

But this is not the end of taking medications. The patient faces a long period of drug treatment. The first means of treatment for schizophrenia are antipsychotics, which eliminate psychopositive symptoms, as well as antidepressants and other antipsychotic drugs.

It is with the use of such drugs that some problems are associated that delay the onset of remission.

Firstly, it happens that you have to try several treatment regimens and try more than one drug before you can achieve the desired results. Antipsychotic drugs are quite effective in dealing with hallucinations (they disappear after a couple of days), and with delusional ideas, which take several weeks to resolve. In general, it takes up to 6 weeks for the patient’s condition to normalize.

Secondly, side effects often occur while taking antipsychotic drugs. This may include dizziness, drowsiness, visual disturbances, tachycardia, photosensitivity. They usually go away within a few weeks.

More serious consequences include seizures, weight gain, and heart attacks.

Since schizophrenia is a chronic disease, a person has to take such medications throughout his life. If you stop taking them on your own, the psychotic episodes will recur. The decision to discontinue medications should be made only by a doctor after adjusting the treatment.

It should be noted that the doctor should listen to the feelings expressed by the patient about taking antipsychotics. In case of intolerance, he will try to choose a more suitable remedy.

Unfortunately, many patients do not understand the seriousness of the situation and refuse to take medications. The reasons for this may be different:

• disbelief in the existence of the disease;
• duration of treatment;
• severity of side effects;
• lack of quick results;
• disorganized thinking when the patient simply forgets to take a pill.

Drug therapy is the main step towards successful treatment of the disorder. It is necessary to convey to the patient the seriousness and necessity of using medications. Experts are developing new ways to make them easier to take.

One of these ways was the emergence of a new generation of antipsychotics. They significantly reduce the severity of side effects, which is why they are much better tolerated by patients. Among them there are drugs that are prolonged, that is, long-acting. They don't need to be used every day. Just a few doses per week are enough.

In addition, there are injections that also replace the daily “swallowing” of pills.

As a reminder for such patients, special medical calendars have been developed, which indicate the days of taking medications, as well as organizer boxes in which medications are laid out according to the days of use. This is not only convenient for the patients themselves, but also for their relatives who supervise the treatment.

A common reminder method is also an electronic timer, signaling that it is time to take your medicine.

Here is the story of a woman who tells the story of her husband's development of the disorder. For her it became a real hell. From a caring and kind husband, he turned into an aggressive and rude paranoid: he broke phones and laptops, claiming that the FSB was listening to him, and for him his neighbors were nothing more than agents. The man claimed that his wife was possessed by demons and aliens. He didn't sleep at night, wandering around the rooms, talking and laughing to himself.

The disease accompanied him for several years. The symptoms worsened when he stopped taking the pills. Once again the woman tried to convince her husband of the advisability of taking them. He completed the full course, lasting a year, and achieved stable remission.

Stories like this once again prove the need to take antipsychotic drugs. It's time to understand that for schizophrenia they are the same mandatory medicine as insulin for diabetes.

Strengthening the nervous system

How to strengthen the nervous system? In the herbal treatment of schizophrenia, there is an effective method of improving the psychological and emotional state of the patient. To do this, you need a mixture of the following components:

• 100 grams of dry crushed blackberry leaves and 100 grams of well-washed hop cones.
• Dry mixture of centaury grass or meadowsweet grass (100 g).

For the infusion, you need to pour two tablespoons of any of these mixtures with two glasses of boiling water. It is recommended to brew the remedy in a thermos. The decoction is infused one night, and the next day it is filtered and ½ cup is consumed. It is better to take the product four times a day 30 minutes before meals or 30 minutes after. The course of treatment ranges from six months to two years. If possible, medicinal decoctions should be alternated.

Foxglove herb

You can ease the intensity of an attack and improve the condition of a person suffering from schizophrenia with the help of digitalis herb. To prepare the decoction, pour one teaspoon of the dry herb mixture into a thermos and pour boiling water over it. The decoction must infuse for at least 12 hours. After the medicinal drink has completely cooled, you should take it four times a day, 50 ml.

Alcohol tincture

According to reviews, treatment for schizophrenia is also based on helping the patient overcome constant feelings of anxiety. A tincture of alcohol solution will help relieve this condition. To do this, you need 100 grams of vodka, which is poured into a clean dark glass container. Then a tablespoon of crushed dry valerian roots is added to the alcohol solution. The product should sit for 2-3 hours with the lid closed. After the healing drink is ready, it should be taken five drops daily.

Relieving signs of mental stress

In order for treatment of schizophrenia at home with folk remedies to be successful, care should be taken to relieve the patient’s mental stress. Otherwise, the patient's well-being may quickly deteriorate. To prepare a plant-based balm, you need 10 grams of dry bog grass, 20 grams of oregano herb, crushed barberry and hawthorn fruits, borage herb mixed with 20 ml of alcoholic tincture of peppermint and non-alcoholic tincture of lily of the valley until a homogeneous mass is formed. Add 30 ml of valerian to the resulting mass. The medicinal mixture is consumed one tablespoon before meals.

Treatment of schizophrenia at home with folk remedies: is it possible to get rid of the disease?

During the calm period, the patient is able to independently help his body cope with the disease. This is done by taking decoctions and infusions of medicinal plants, strengthening the immune system and proper nutrition. During attacks, herbs are used that have a sedative, hypnotic and anticonvulsant effect.

Psychotherapist of the highest category Oleg Viktorovich

Update date: July 2019

Schizophrenia is a type of mental disorder in which the patient experiences pathological behavior and an inadequate perception of reality. The mechanism of development of this disease has nothing to do with external factors and is caused by internal disturbances in the functioning of the body. Complex therapy of the disease includes treatment of schizophrenia at home.

General information

With pathology, it is very difficult for patients to be in a social environment and adapt to it

Schizophrenia can have either a continuous or paroxysmal course. But regardless of the characteristics of their development, such mental changes are chronic, and modern treatment is not aimed at a complete recovery of the patient, but at achieving stable remission.

The disease is characterized by difficulties in communication between the patient and surrounding people. Moreover, schizophrenia does not limit an individual’s mental abilities, but distorts his perception of the world.

However, to facilitate the patient’s rehabilitation process, a systematic visit to a psychiatrist may be required.

According to statistics, 6 people out of 1000 are susceptible to developing schizophrenia. As a rule, in men the disease manifests itself at an earlier age (starting from 15 years), in women - from 25 years. For every hundred people who become ill, there are about 10 suicides.

Symptoms

At the initial stages of the development of the disease, its symptoms are pronounced. However, it is possible to achieve truly high treatment results only when it is carried out at the initial stages of the development of the disease. Otherwise, the disease may progress to a more severe stage.

The development of schizophrenia can be recognized by its following symptoms:

1. Negative signs. A person ceases to feel satisfaction from anything. He isolates himself, moves away from society and stops taking care of himself.
2. Cognitive symptoms. The patient has difficulty processing even the simplest information. Problems with memory and thinking arise.
3. Mood swings. A rapid transition from depression to joy is possible.
4. Positive manifestations (we are talking about the development of symptoms that were not previously observed). The patient begins to hear voices and becomes delirious. Many patients feel that they are being watched.

People with mental disorders are often visited by fantastic images

This disease manifests itself differently in men and women. In particular, males exhibit the following signs of schizophrenia:

• unmotivated aggression;
• persecution mania;
• self-isolation;
• audibility .

Women are more likely to experience the following manifestations of mental disorder:

• rave;
• frequent reflections;
• creation of conflict situations against the background of social interests;
• hallucinations;
• paranoia.

If in women schizophrenia most often manifests itself in the form of attacks, then in men the disease is predominantly permanent. Male schizophrenics are often susceptible to alcoholism.

The development of schizophrenia in a child can be suspected by the following symptoms:

• irritability;
• rave;
• sudden aggression;
• hallucinations;
• movement disorders.

The difficulty in determining schizophrenia in children is that most parents cannot distinguish the development of a pathological disorder from a violent childhood fantasy. Even a specialist cannot determine the presence of mental disorders in children under two years of age.

Schizophrenic teenagers are characterized by aggressive behavior. At the same time, they are withdrawn and have poor academic performance. If the disease progresses to a severe form of its development, the child develops severe dementia.

You need to take daily walks in the fresh air

It should be noted right away that the treatment of schizophrenia requires a comprehensive and professional approach. Therefore, therapy must be carried out under the supervision of a specialist. It is he who must determine the most appropriate procedures and prescribe a course of treatment.

When treating schizophrenia at home, the patient’s relatives should follow these recommendations:

1. It is highly undesirable to leave the patient alone. This can only worsen his condition.
2. There must be a healthy atmosphere in the family. All scandals and showdowns should be excluded.
3. Regular walking will benefit the patient.
4. Alcohol and smoking should be completely excluded for schizophrenic patients.
5. It is advisable to engage in swimming and other sports that improve blood circulation.
6. The patient is advised to find a hobby or job that will allow him to escape from depressive and suicidal thoughts.
7. Energy drinks, coffee and strong tea are prohibited.

To achieve stable remission of schizophrenia, the patient needs to follow a daily routine and eat right. Such actions can significantly increase the effectiveness of drug therapy.

Experts advise patients with schizophrenia to do the following daily:

1. Ventilate the room regardless of the temperature outside. Regular ventilation contributes to the supply of oxygen to the body.
2. Walking is the key to long-term remission. To do this, you should choose quiet streets. A half-hour evening walk will be enough to keep your body in good shape and achieve the necessary peace. In hot and cold weather, it is mandatory to wear a hat.
3. Limit negative emotions. This is not only about family relationships, but also about watching movies, listening to music and reading books that cause strong feelings.
4. For everyday wear, you should choose clothes made from natural fabrics. The fact is that synthetic materials can cause irritation and itching, which in turn can lead to a surge of aggression or hysteria on the part of the patient.
5. Physical training. Simple morning exercises will be more than enough to overcome fear, anxiety and even cope with hallucinations. Water procedures are also an excellent means of prolonging remission. We are talking about contrast showers and dousing with cold water.

Experts recommend that patients adhere to a clearly planned daily routine. For example, the following:

1. At 7 or 8 am – get up. A person does exercises, water procedures, has breakfast and takes care of personal affairs.
2. From 12 to 13 o'clock – lunch time.
3. From 13:00 to 18:00, current affairs are carried out.
4. At 18:00 it is time for dinner.
5. From 19:00 to 21:00 – personal time.
6. At 21:00 water procedures are carried out, after which the patient prepares for bed.
7. At 22 or 23 o'clock - lights out.

Although this daily routine is not strict, sticking to it may be difficult for some people. But this is observed only in the early stages. After a week, the person completely gets used to his daily routine and begins to perform actions automatically.

The daily regimen described above is approximate and can be adjusted for each patient. For example, it can be supplemented with another meal.

Healthy sleep

You can’t “oversleep” or “undersleep”

It is very important that the patient sleeps at least eight hours a day. Only in this case will high efficiency of treatment of the disease be ensured. Experts advise paying significant attention to sleep hygiene and adhering to the following recommendations:

1. The patient must go to bed and wake up at exactly the allotted time.
2. The duration of sleep should be fixed.
3. It is very important that sleep takes place in silence, which is necessary for proper rest. Loud noise and sudden knocks can provoke an exacerbation of the disease.
4. A couple of hours of napping during the day may also benefit the patient.

If you have problems sleeping, you need to contact a specialist as soon as possible. The fact is that insomnia may indicate the imminent development of an attack.

A highly qualified therapist should be involved in alleviating the condition of patients with schizophrenia. His tasks include helping the patient with socialization. Conducting conversations with the patient, the doctor allows him to understand all the changes that occur in his consciousness.

Home psychotherapy is allowed only with the permission of a specialist. Depending on the severity of the disease, it may include the following procedures:

1. Conversations. It is very important to pay as much attention as possible to the patient, especially if we are talking about a person prone to depression and suicidal thoughts. Psychotherapeutic conversations are carried out in accordance with the recommendations of a specialist. During the conversation, family and friends should show interest and attentiveness. Condemnation and harsh forms of dialogue are not allowed.
2. If the disease is in remission, then the patient should be analyzed for his actions. If the actions of such a person cause rejection in society, then you should explain to him why this is happening.
3. It is very important to form a trusting relationship with the patient. It should be understood that most schizophrenics are lonely people, even if they are surrounded by many friends and relatives. The mechanism of development of this disease involves alienation, and in order to normalize the patient’s condition, it is sometimes necessary to make a lot of effort.
4. Cognitive behavioral therapy. It is carried out at home in cases where drug treatment does not completely eliminate the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Such procedures can be carried out either by a specialist or by a relative of the patient who has previously talked with the doctor.

Communication therapy

Group psychotherapy sessions are good for controlling the disease

As mentioned above, the basis of treatment for schizophrenia is the active participation of relatives. The timeliness of preventing relapses largely depends on the vigilance of family and friends. Having noticed the slightest changes in the patient’s behavior, they should immediately contact a specialist.

Getting rid of limb tremors

The state of tremor is rapid rhythmic movements of the limbs due to muscle contractions, which are directly related to the delay of corrective afferent signals. In the treatment of schizophrenia using folk methods, oregano herb can help the patient get rid of such an obsessive and at the same time unpleasant condition. The dry mixture purchased at the pharmacy is crushed and poured with one glass of boiling water. The decoction is divided into four servings, which should be taken within one day. It is recommended to infuse the medicinal drink in a thermos for about eight hours. The duration of symptomatic therapy is one month.

Olive oil in the fight against schizophrenia

Treatment of symptoms of schizophrenia with folk remedies includes preventive measures using Tibetan medicine. Olive oil should be poured into a clay container that can be tightly sealed. You should bury the container with oil in the ground to a depth of 50 cm, where it will be stored for exactly a year.

After the container is taken out of the ground, the patient should be rubbed with the oil mass, paying special attention to the scalp. The oil is applied more thickly to the area of ​​the shoulders, neck and upper back. Rubbing is done with smooth movements. The duration of the procedure is 30 minutes. You need to perform rubbing for two months, every other day. Next, you should take a month's break and repeat the course again. You should not wash off the oil on massage days.

Recipe for treating schizophrenia from Tibetan monks

There is another method of treating schizophrenia at home, which the public “got” from Tibetan monks. To do this, you need to pour olive oil into a large vessel (preferably clay) and bury it in the ground for 12 months. After the specified time, the oil is taken out and used as a rub. They lubricate the patient’s entire body, but special attention should be paid to the shoulder girdle of the back, neck and head - there is no need to spare oil on these areas. Treatment regimen: the procedure is carried out for two days in a row, then a break is taken for 2 days, the duration of the course is 60 days. Then you need to take a break for a month and you can again continue the course of rubbing with infused olive oil according to the indicated scheme. There can be any number of such two-month courses.

When using the method of treating schizophrenia from Tibetan monks, it is important that during rubbing there is a calm environment, the patient is not distracted or irritated. Each procedure should last at least half an hour and be carried out with smooth circular, rubbing and slightly kneading movements. You can take water procedures during this treatment only on those days when rubbing with olive oil is not carried out.

Despite the apparent contradiction even in the phrase “treating schizophrenia at home,” one should not be dismissive of the above methods. Yes, they are not suitable for those patients who have been diagnosed with a severe form of schizophrenia, but in most cases, patients at home are able to carry out maintenance therapy and use alternative medicine methods, thereby ensuring long-term remission of the disease.

Tsygankova Yana Aleksandrovna, medical observer, therapist of the highest qualification category.

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Comfrey grass

The most common symptoms of schizophrenia, which occur during the development of various forms of the disease, are:

• Constant feeling of anxiety.
• Visual hallucinations.
• Auditory hallucinations.

You can get rid of an anxious and obsessive state with the help of comfrey herb, which contains allantoin. This purine derivative accelerates cell regeneration, including being directly involved in the restoration of bone tissue. To prepare the decoction, pour one teaspoon of well-cleaned and crushed comfrey root into one liter of boiling water and steam the medicinal drink for 10 minutes. The product is infused in a dark place for three hours. After this, the herbal decoction must be filtered and consumed the entire liter per day.

The duration of treatment is 10 days. After completing therapy, it is important to take a break from juice for 14 days, then the course is repeated again.

Symptoms of schizophrenia

Clinical signs of schizophrenia can be divided into three groups:

• negative symptoms;
• productive symptoms;
• cognitive symptoms.

Productive symptoms include delusions and hallucinations, negative ones are expressed in lack of will, abulia, apathy, and cognitive signs include deviations in thinking, perception and attention.

Often, the precursors of such a disorder are increased irritability, alienation, and mood disturbances.

The first initial symptoms indicating the possible occurrence and development of the disease can be expressed in:

• speech dysfunction, slowness of speech or complete absence of speech;
• low concentration;
• absent-mindedness and inattention;
• inability and unwillingness to perform simple tasks;
• emotional rigidity and poverty;
• the emergence of new strange interests or their complete absence.

Other most common signs of any type of schizophrenia include:

• disorganization of thought processes;
• speech disorder;
• auditory, visual and tactile hallucinations;
• social isolation;
• the emergence of delusional ideas;
• catatonic reactions: freezing in awkward positions followed by acute agitation.

The most characteristic signs of schizophrenia are auditory hallucinations and pseudohallucinations, manifested in voices sounding in the head, ordering something to the patient, threatening him, as well as delusional ideas.

Doctors' advice

Treatment of schizophrenia with folk remedies at home includes the daily use of a special amulet made from natural materials. It can be hung on clothes or worn as a pendant around the neck. The amulet should be made from a piece of peony root. The medicinal plant has a strong pleasant odor, which has a calming effect, so it significantly improves the condition of the patient with schizophrenia. Additionally, you can make the same amulet, but with strawberry leaves or wormwood.

Doctors advise the patient to lead an exceptionally healthy lifestyle when treating at home using traditional and folk medicine methods.

Folk remedies

At the same time, there are many different “folk” methods of getting rid of this mental illness. For example:

1. Appeal to God, prayer for schizophrenia. Of course, mental illness is a severe test. And believers turn to God for healing, in the hope that strong prayer can work miracles. Faith makes a person more resilient in life's adversities. But remember that religion does not at all reject medical help, and church ministers themselves and members of their families turn to doctors if necessary. Treatment of schizophrenia with prayers must be combined with taking medications as prescribed by a doctor.
2. Treatment with “folk remedies”. This usually includes various herbs for schizophrenia, the use of leeches, and bee stinging is also practiced for schizophrenia. But it is important to understand that herbal medicine (herbal treatment), hirudotherapy (leech treatment), apitoxin therapy (bee sting) have not been classified as “folk remedies” for a long time. All these methods have been studied and used in traditional medicine. And if the doctor considers such treatment appropriate, he himself will offer it to the patient.

3. Magic and esotericism. The popularity of this kind of proposals is very high today. Advertisements like “a healer treats any disease, will perform a spell or ritual that guarantees complete healing for you” are found at every step. It’s your personal choice whether to believe or not in such proposals. But remember that a mentally ill person left without qualified medical care can pose a threat to society, and advanced schizophrenia often leads to disability.
4. Treatment with creativity. Creative methods in the treatment of schizophrenic patients are practiced during restorative psychotherapeutic work. For example, the psychodrama method is used in group classes to restore the social skills of patients. Art therapy (drawing, sculpting) helps relieve increased anxiety, which is also characteristic of many types of schizophrenia.