what are the early symptoms of schizophrenia?
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['Depression, social withdrawal.', 'Hostility or suspiciousness, extreme reaction to criticism.', 'Deterioration of personal hygiene.', 'Flat, expressionless gaze.', 'Inability to cry or express joy or inappropriate laughter or crying.', 'Oversleeping or insomnia; forgetful, unable to concentrate.']
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Bipolar and schizophrenia symptoms. Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are psychiatric conditions that have some common traits, but also key differences. Bipolar disorder causes shifts in mood, energy levels, and thinking. Schizophrenia causes a person to appear to lose touch with reality.
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Early warning signs of schizophrenia Often, friends or family members will know early on that something is wrong, without knowing exactly what.
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['confusion.', 'trouble speaking.', 'trouble seeing in one or both eyes.', 'trouble walking.', 'dizziness.', 'loss of balance or coordination.', 'severe headache with no known cause.']
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Symptoms of schizophrenia, such as feeling agitated and having hallucinations, usually go away within days. Symptoms like delusions usually go away within a few weeks. After about six weeks, many people will see a lot of improvement.
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Schizophrenia is characterized by psychotic symptoms, which include delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking and speech, and bizarre and inappropriate behavior. Psychotic symptoms involve a loss of contact with reality.
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['Anxiety.', 'Depression and mood swings.', 'Dizziness and balance problems, possibly vertigo.', 'Electric shock sensations.', 'Fatigue.', 'Flu-like symptoms.', 'Headache.', 'Loss of coordination.']
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['Confused thinking.', 'Long-lasting sadness or irritability.', 'Extremely high and low moods.', 'Excessive fear, worry, or anxiety.', 'Social withdrawal.', 'Dramatic changes in eating or sleeping habits.', 'Strong feelings of anger.', 'Delusions or hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that are not really there)']
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['feeling agitated, shaky or anxious.', 'feeling and being sick.', 'indigestion and stomach aches.', 'diarrhoea or constipation.', 'loss of appetite.', 'dizziness.', 'not sleeping well (insomnia), or feeling very sleepy.', 'headaches.']
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["Seeing things that don't exist (hallucinations)", 'Restlessness, agitation or combative behavior.', 'Calling out, moaning or making other sounds.', 'Being quiet and withdrawn — especially in older adults.', 'Slowed movement or lethargy.', 'Disturbed sleep habits.', 'Reversal of night-day sleep-wake cycle.']
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['restlessness.', 'trouble sleeping.', 'unsteadiness.', 'sweating.', 'stomach problems.', "feeling as if there's an electric shock in your head.", 'feeling irritable, anxious or confused.']
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Schizophrenia causes a person to appear to lose touch with reality. People with bipolar disorder may experience episodes of mania and depression, often separated by periods of relative stability. Individuals with schizophrenia experience symptoms of psychosis, such as hallucinations or delusions.
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['Having a family history of schizophrenia.', 'Some pregnancy and birth complications, such as malnutrition or exposure to toxins or viruses that may impact brain development.']
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['irritability or aggressiveness.', 'excessive movements or agitation.', 'confusion, bizarre or strange thoughts, or hallucinations.', 'muscle spasms and unusual postures.', 'seizures (convulsions)', 'weakness or paralysis (when a person cannot move some part of the body)']
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Schizophreniform disorder: This includes symptoms of schizophrenia, but the symptoms last for a shorter time: between 1 and 6 months. Brief psychotic disorder: People with this illness have a sudden, short period of psychotic behavior, often in response to a very stressful event, such as a death in the family.
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Auditory hallucinations, or hearing voices, is a common symptom in people living with schizophrenia.
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['confusion, memory problems, or other changes in your mental state;', 'weakness on one side of your body;', 'vision changes; or.', 'problems with speech or walking.']