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Schizophrenia
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Alternative treatments
Omega - 3 fatty acid
Omega-3 fatty acids are another potential schizophrenia natural treatment. These essential fats, which the body can’t make on its own, are found in foods like salmon, sardines, and mackerel.
A 2020 study by researchers at I-Shou University in Taiwan found that Omega-3 fatty acid supplements can be effective at reducing the conversion rate to psychosis in adolescents with schizophrenia. The study also shows that Omega-3s might reduce the severity and improve positive symptoms and global functions in adolescents who have an ultra-high risk for psychosis.
Melatonin
Melatonin shows promise as a potentially effective treatment for schizophrenia. It’s a naturally occurring hormone that, among other things, helps to regulate sleep patterns. While sleep disturbances aren’t technically part of the criteria for a schizophrenia diagnosis, they are a consistently reported symptom in people diagnosed with the condition.
Researchers have found in some studies that the use of melatonin on a short-term basis might be effective for some people who experience sleep disturbance-related schizophrenia.
Amino acids
Science suggests that there’s likely some correlation between levels of certain amino acids in the brain and schizophrenia, but researchers remain unclear about the exact nature of this relationship. Our understanding will likely change in the future as more is learned about how amino acids interact with the brain.
For now, some research shows that people with schizophrenia who take taurine daily have benefited from improved symptoms in depression, psychosis, and occupational and social functioning.
Biochemical treatment
typical Antipsychotic
Typical antipsychotics are the first generation of antipsychotic drug therapy. Developed in the 1950s, they are known for treating positive symptoms. Since the advent of atypical antipsychotics, they have lost favour, as they have side effects some patients consider too severe to continue treatment consistently. Whether or not they are an outdated treatment or the more modern atypical antipsychotic drugs are better is still up for debate, however.
Atypical Antipsychotics
Atypical antipsychotics were developed in an attempt to address the side effects of typical antipsychotics.
Some consider atypical antipsychotics, which were developed in the 1970s, as an improvement compared to typical antipsychotics. They are the second generation of antipsychotics and address positive AND negative symptoms by affecting multiple neurotransmitter systems.
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