some people with schizophrenia can go medication free and others can not. there are some life situations in which a schizophrenic must go off their meds like pregnancy and there are some health issues where a person with schizophrenia cant take medications like allergies, heart or other organ related problems where that persons body cant metabolize the medication.

short version schizophrenia is a mental disorder where a person has hallucinations (sees, hears things that are not real) delusions (has beliefs and thoughts that can not possibly be real) erratic behaviors (uncontrolable rages, frequent or multiple sexual partners, disorganized speech, saying one thing one moment and changing to another when confronted, extreme energy similar to mania, emotions that for them is perfectly fine but others outside their bodies like friends and family have a hard time understanding,rough interpersonal relationships due to their behaviors and beliefs.sometimes have trouble with even the basic daily living like hygiene and other daily life skills needed for taking care of their self and those that are responsible for.

sometimes handling this in non medicated means is hard for those I know with schizophrenia but it can be done if they get the mental and physical health care that they need. the problem with those I know with this is the nature of the disorder is that when the treatment options are working be it medication or non medication treatment, the disorder tells that person they no longer need to follow their treatment plans any more, which in one friend of mine it results in their not being able to have pets due to their inability to manage the pets needs and has been evicted many times and many hospitalizations. her husband has custody of her children due to her schizophrenia impacts even something so simple as taking her children for a walk, the father has had to replace the older childs computer many times due to the mothers damaging or other wise getting rid of the childs computer meant for school work because she was so angry and paranoid when online in mental health groups and at times felt the computer was talking to her. At the moment though she is stable off medication and in non medicated treatment plans.