People have tried to understand mental illness for thousands of years. The causes of schizophrenia are still not clear—but scientists believe several things may be involved.
Schizophrenia can run in families. Environment may also play a role. This includes stressful surroundings, illnesses, and poor nutrition. Disruptions in brain development may also be a risk factor.
Schizophrenia is usually diagnosed between the late teen years and early thirties. It tends to appear earlier in males (late teens – early twenties) than in females (early twenties – early thirties). Schizophrenia is a lifelong condition.
Among these are delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thinking or speech.
Examples include social withdrawal, lack of interest or motivation, and flat affect (lack of facial expression, or monotone voice).
These include challenges with paying attention, processing information, and memory.
Antipsychotic medicines were introduced in the 1950s. Since then, more treatments have become available. In the 1960s, new types of therapy began to be used, including counseling, behavioral therapy, and psychotherapy.
Antipsychotic medicines are available in different forms, including pills that you swallow or that dissolve under your tongue, an oral solution, injections, and a transdermal patch. Treatment continues to evolve as researchers look for new ways to help people living with schizophrenia.
SECUADO may cause serious side effects, including:
Do not use SECUADO if you:
Before you use SECUADO, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you have or have had:
Tell your healthcare provider if you become pregnant or think you are pregnant during treatment with SECUADO. It is not known if SECUADO will harm your unborn baby.
Talk to your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby during treatment with SECUADO. It is not known if SECUADO passes into your breast milk.
Tell your healthcare provider about all of the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. SECUADO and other medicines may affect each other causing possible serious side effects. SECUADO may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how SECUADO works.
The most common side effects of SECUADO include:
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effects that bothers you or does not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of SECUADO.
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To report suspected Adverse Reactions, contact Noven at 800-455-8070 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
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SECUADO is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with schizophrenia. SECUADO is a transdermal system (patch) you apply to your skin. It is not known if SECUADO is safe and effective in children less than 18 years of age with schizophrenia.
SECUADO may cause serious side effects, including:
Do not use SECUADO if you:
Before you use SECUADO, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you have or have had:
Tell your healthcare provider if you become pregnant or think you are pregnant during treatment with SECUADO. It is not known if SECUADO will harm your unborn baby.
Talk to your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby during treatment with SECUADO. It is not known if SECUADO passes into your breast milk.
Tell your healthcare provider about all of the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. SECUADO and other medicines may affect each other causing possible serious side effects. SECUADO may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how SECUADO works.
The most common side effects of SECUADO include:
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effects that bothers you or does not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of SECUADO.
Please click here for full Prescribing Information, including BOXED WARNING.
To report suspected Adverse Reactions, contact Noven at 800-455-8070 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
For information call 800-455-8070. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information.