Worried,
You have negative beliefs about medications that are very extreme. Yes - medicines frequently have side effects and are far from perfect - but there are a lot of people who are doing very well on medications and find them very helpful.
What the scientific evidence seems to indicate is that the right medications (at as low a dose as feasible - work with the doctor on this), the right nutritional supplements and good therapy (e.g. cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis / schizophrenia) plus other therapy is likely the best combination for optimal recovery. Of course - it takes a lot of trial and error to figure this out.
We have a section on our web site on complimentary therapies that have evidence behind them to help:
I recommend you read about people’s positive experiences with medications so that you get a more balanced view on medications - see the link below.