do they come and go, or do they just stay there until treated with medication?

i use to think that they waxe and wane….

depends, it varies from person to person. although most are treated with some form of prescribed medication, some go for years without.

my experience was medications started it… im off all meds and i still have episodes every now and then… schizo can be audio and visual hallucinations… mine have gotten better without meds because i have learned to adapt… when u see something that ur not sure is real watch other ppls reactions to wat ur seeing if they arent reacting to it then its not there so take a deep breath… hearing things if others arent responding to wat ur hearing then take a deep breath it isnt real… coping with it doesnt mean u have to have meds… it just means figuring out a way to tell wats real and wats not…