For some people, prescription is the only solution. And if they try to live without medication, life becomes really difficult. Overcoming the hurdles, while certainly cheaper, is a lot more difficult than it sounds. It can take years and some people end up “relapsing” (so to speak). Some are unable to do it no matter how hard they try.
I heard a story from a psychology professor about a patient of his who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia for most of her life. She would have terrifying visual and audio hallucinations that made it really difficult to support herself and hold down a steady job.
She was admitted to a hospital and despite doctors attempts to help her cope with her disability, nothing worked. She was still tormented by her hallucinations. Once she started taking medication, her life changed for the better. She hardly ever saw her hallucinations and when she was released from the hospital, she eventually found a job and is currently doing really well for herself. But when she forgets to take her medication, that’s when the hallucinations came back.
It can take a lot more than magick and spiritualism to deal with stuff like this. And OP can’t just quit the medicine as, like I said, it can really fuck up the brain.