hi,my husband has schizophrenia
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hi,my husband has schizophrenia
| Tue, 06-08-2004 - 11:36pm |
my husband of 18 years my high school sweetheart,is in the hospital with paranoia schizophrenia he has always been alot paranoid but i learned to deal with it we have 7 kids one on the way,i would say the last year has been bad he was always thinking i was doing something cheating and doing who knows what.well i got him in counseling,for the last five months, it did not really do any good, so they put him in the hospital,hes on med for the last 2 weeks but he seems no better,he does not want to talk to me,see me or anything .he had a bad childhood and he is turning to his sister and mom more then me,the doc talks to them and they all leave me in the dark.i am getting so depressed that it is really getting hard to get out of bed and do the normal mother things. i want to help him so much that it hurts.im preg and im not talking care of my self i was just in the hospital for dehydration,i feel bad for my poor inocent baby that may never no his daddy,he has always said that he did not want his kids hating him like he does his father.but my 2 oldest have had enough,i tried to tell them that it is not his fault,but they see me crying all day long.i just dont have anyone to turn to,he always worked,and can not anymore i have no money,i just want to help him he is gonna miss so much of his kids growing up,and there gonna miss all the joys of a dad,if anyone has any advice i will be so thakfu,joanne

Joanne, welcome to our board.
Hi, Joanne!
Hi Joanne,
It's sad to hear about your husband and how the treatment is not helping.
IVHealth Ruth Ann
Community Leader/Ask the Health Librarian