Question: Hi,
My cousin has been suffering from schizophrenia since 8 years and had been on treatment.
But one day she suddenly started worshiping God in the night and did not go to sleep and continued whole night. When we tried to control her, she became aggressive. She locked herself in the room and started throwing away all her belongings from the window - such as clothes, her favorite watch, mp3 player and even the money from her purse.
She stopped eating food and was drinking only water. This continued for a week. We consulted the doctor who then prescribed some sort of tranquiliser injection. After which we admitted her in the hospital. After 1 week's treatment we brought her back to home.
Since then she has been on regular medication. But from that day onward and till today, though there has been good improvement in her activities, she never stops chanting god's name. She does all her daily activities on time by herself, washes her clothes, watches TV, takes food on time, takes tea and fruits on time, and sleeps on time. But though she is doing all these activities, she does not stop chanting. That chanting continues through out the day until she goes to sleep. The chanting is loud and continous.
We had taken her to the doctor, but during those 15 min at the doctor's clinic she controls herself and stops chanting. Once we are driving back to home, she starts chanting again.
She stays at home only and does not come out or meet any people, does not come to theater for any movie or any restaurant. She just stays at home chanting and doing her daily chores.
She is 30 years old now. We are worried what is the problem with her. Is it psychosis or schizophrenia or OCD? Why she does not stop chanting and live normal life like others?

Please help.

1. The first time we consulted psychiatrist was when she was in college and she started saying that others were talking bad about her, had suspicion etc, they wanted to harm her and intentionally not allowing her to progress in studies etc
she used to complain daily. Doctor told that these are hallucinations.

2. She has been on medication all through out these years.

3. Currently she has been prescribed clopixol depot injection (every 2 weeks), daily tablets - quitiwell, amisant. She takes her medicines regularly by herself.

4. No other issue we see. Only chanting daily. And staying at home.

5. She was very good in her academics in school and college. Used to be topper.
She was campus selected and even worked in MNC for 2 years.
But again she used to start complaining about co-workers, boss, collegues etc. So finally she quit. She stays at home now.

6. Throwing away things happened only once. Now she is very calm, does not bother about others, just watches TV and does her chores.
But all these while chanting loud.