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Erika Lopez Missing in California: Family Says She Stopped Taking Medicine

By Pete Kotz in missing persons, unsolved
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 12:31 pm
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Two years ago, 24-year-old Erika Lopez left her home in Revere, Massachusetts to follow a boyfriend west. She ended up in tony Newport Beach, California. The relationship didn't last, but Erika stayed on. Her family says she lived in an apartment by herself...

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Erika's family says she stopped taking her schizophrenia medicine before she disappeared
They also say she was doing well and had many friends. The problem is that she suffers from schizophrenia. As long as she's taking her medicine, she's fine. When she doesn't, things turn bad.

Her family says she recently stopped taking her medicine, which is not uncommon for schizophrenics. They come to believe they'll be fine without it, but its absence only produces a confused, manic state.

And that has Erika's relatives worried, since she hasn't been seen since August 24. (See a Facebook page devoted to finding her.)

At the moment, there's no suggestion of foul play. The problem is that if Erika isn't in her right mind, foul play could find her very quickly. She's a small woman, weighing only 95 pounds at 4-feet-11. She was last seen wearing a pink sweatshirt and white sweatpants.

See our last story from the Missing Person file: Robyn Gardner Missing in Aruba; Boyfriend Claims She Was Swept Out to Sea.

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