Drugs like ritalin really play havoc with schizophrenics. He should never take that drug ever with this illness as it'll only make him worse - a lot worse.
Some doctors won't give him any stimulants but he will seek out the doctors that are willing to give him the prescriptions he wants. He can look perfectly normal sometimes or I should say when he's confronted by strangers unless his having an all out psychotic freak out. You have to talk to him in length and in depth in order to find out that he is not with it at all. He's good at faking it. He knows how he has to act in front of doctors and LEOs. He goes to ER and usually are released within minutes because they just don't see anything wrong with him. They should all have mountain of records on him but I guess that's besides the point and it's not how it works I suppose. So he talks his doctor into giving him some Ritalin/Concerta (36mg x 2 per day) so he can work. He will do all of 60 x 36mg within days and go absolutely nuts when he runs out.
What is wrong with the system here?? What are the families do to?
