nd all of the difficulties along the way arrival intothe body such as- getting into the bloodstream, getting past a host enzymes ready todestroy the drug, and getting through the blood vessel wall into the brain. The chemicalproperties needed are different with every person, whether how high/low the dosage needsto be” (Dr. Long, 1). If the medication is indented to affect the brain cells, then a drugthat dissolves quickly has to be given in smaller doses than a drug that doesn’t dissolve asfast. “Some patients require higher doses than others, not necessarily because theirproblem with schizophrenia is worse but, they may have poorer absorbers (how fast thedrug get into the bloodstream) or faster metabolizers” (Dr. Long, 1). But certain drugscan sometimes have no effect on a person with schizophrenia. Many tests and evaluationson the patient have to be performed to find out how severe or mild their problem is, soscientists can figure out what drug will work best. Schizophrenia.com states that the use of drugs is the best to deal with the problemof schizophrenia, but it may take a very long time to figure out what drug is best for eachperson. There are different symptoms that decide if a drug is the right kind or if its not. The two types of symptoms are either, positive or negative. Positive symptoms aresymptoms where your feel that your not in control of anything, someone is doingsomething “behind your back”, and your have absolutely no control over anything. Withpositive symptoms there are hallucinations, they experience “hearing voices,” seeingsomeone that isn’t really there, talking with people that aren’t present, and ect. (Chiko, 2). “The voices they hear can sound so real to them that they are convinced that someone ison to them and have been listening to them with secret microphones” (Chiko, 2). Theycan also be delusional, and think that they are the...
