I am 19 year old male so recently I was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder bipolar type my doctor prescribed me lithium, amisulpride, risperidone, clomipramine but there is no improvement my question is taking antidepressant like clomipramine is safe or not? Generally how long does it take for schizoaffective patients to recover?
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Clomipramine is antidepressant it to be given maximum 300 mg. It has got side effect like dry mouth ,constipation blurred vision etc (anticholinergic s/e).if you you feel so you can ask your doctor to switch medicine to sssri like escitalopram/ sertaline etc. It s to be taken 4 to 6 month may be longer. Depend on individual symptoms.
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Take therapy along with medicines.
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Usually we can expect results in 4-8 weeks. If not kindly revert back to your psychiatrist or get second opinion. Usually for bipolar spectrum disorder clomipramine is not chosen. Good luck.
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You should notice change after 4 to 6 weeks but full recovery may take months. After recovery you should continue to take medicines till your psychiatrist advises you to stop. Very commonly it is seen that patients stop treatment after remission and subsequently they relapse. These medicines are safe for long term use. Good luck.
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