My sister has had 2 episodes of catatonic schizophrenia in the past. She's meant to be on medication but has a habit of not taking them. In the last year or two, she's started to reduce to either half dose or none. She doesn't let us know anything about it incl her husband.
Over the last yr, she's lost a lot of weight bc she's not eating much at every meal and reduction of meds.
Over the last month, she's started to have random laughter, mostly at inappropriate times. Sometimes she is teary without any triggers. Her 5 year old thinks she's laughing at him and hurts his feelings. When I ask, she gets irritated and says she's fine.
Her husband and I are lost. She's not at a pt where we can force her to a mental health professional (she refuses to admit there's an issue and goes by herself to any GP who doesn't have her medical history) or get her scheduled. But she's clearly unwell. How can we help her?