Schizophrenia Questions

The dose should be gradually reduced and not abruptly, you can discuss with your doctor and try the same, definetly. Good luck

Present medications are newer generation antipsychotics they are relatively safe but any medication may show side effect on long term use. Further usage of medication depends up on the condition and assessing the risk benefit ratio.

Dear lybrate-user, amisulpride causes constipation as it decreases speed of intestines.
I do not know your condition for which you are taking. Amisulpride causes weight gain too.
I suggest you ask your psychiatrist for ssri as most atypical antipsychotic like amisulpride causes constipation.
You do not have to worry if there are other symptoms. Simply change of medication will reverse the symptoms.
I wish you all the best.

Dear lybrate-user,
it is burdensome to care for a bedridden father. Please go to a nearby hospital and get a nurse to come home. She/he will teach how to heal the bedsores and also to prevent it. Please buy an air or water bed.

Dear lybrate-user,
it is difficult to live with someone suffering from schizophrenia. They usually believe that they are normal needing no treatment. Regular clopixol depot injection will keep her anger outbursts under control. Those addicted to phone, don't sleep properly.

You are on many drugs which maybe interacting with each other to make you uncomfortable. Better to do serum sodium levels and ecg, then take another opinion.

You can test yourself for survival. If you do not get success in getting results, pl result to our ayurvedic approachand few months of treatment (preceded by cleansing at your home) you ll see yourself changed. Med may continue for sometime. Pl consult.

Schizophrenia
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Hi lybrate-user,
risdone mt 0.5 mg is sub-optimal dose even in geriatric population, to treat schizophrenia. The minimum effective dose is around 2 mg per day. So, please discuss with your psychiatrist to consider increasing dose of same.

Hi lybrate-user,
olanzapine is an antipsychotic medication used in illnesses like psychosis or schizophrenia. It is used in dose range of 5 to 30 mg per day. So, 15 mg per day can be considered a moderate dose.