Alkepin Odt 12.5 MG Tablet Health Feed

Dear lybrate-user,
taking medicines for the long term and no improvement needs a review of diagnosis. Now that we know her counts reduced. We need to know why it is reduced. If it is drug-induced, it will recover after stopping the drug. Bone marrow test will not show that it is drug-induced. But the report will show the type of count reduction, like neutropenia. Except for clozapine, other psychiatric drugs (mirtaz, qutipin and tofisopam) rarely cause low blood count. In clozapine, the psyc...more

Pregnancy can be continued but under the care of Gynaecologist and a medical specialist.
As your pregnant I would suggest you to be on tablet folic acid 5 mg twice daily from now.

hi,you can use this nicotine replacement therapy but you need to know these precautions to follow:- Avoid eating & drinking for 15 minutes before and during chewing of KWIKNIC
• Do not use removable dentures while chewing KWIKNIC
• Consult your doctor prior to using KWIKNIC
• If you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or below 18 years of age
• If you have any medical condition
- including uncontrolled blood pressure, stomach ulcer, kidney or liver diseases, heart or circulation...more

Side effects occur to all medications and sexual side effects may occur to Clozapine , that should not mean to stop medications if patient is responding to treatment. Please discuss with your doctor who prescribed Clozapine. Thanks

Dear lybrate-user,
congratulations for continuing your interest in making your life better. Ect is an option - not tried so far. But it is not a one time treatment. It has to be given under anesthesia, may be 6-12 times. Only few psychiatrists will have ect facility. Ketamine and rtms - very very few psychiatrist will have it. Ketamine will work if you are acutely suicidal. The effect lasts for lesser time than ect. Rtms may be given as outpatient since it does not need anesthesia. But the n...more

What lesion does she have on throat? salivation may increase due to certain nerve stimulation in certain patients. Is she taking any medication for any other known disease like bp etc? medications could alter the flow of saliva in mouth.

Medications could cause excess flow of saliva. It' s possible that medications you're taking could stimulate salivary glands. If this is not too much of a problem, ignore it or else ask your doctor for change of medication.

Hello,
welcome to lybrate, I can understand your plight, would like to help you with this. Schizophrenia is a psychotic spectrum disorder characterised by paranoia, delusions, hallucinations, loss of insight, conceptual disorganisation, disorganised speech, impaired judgement, cognitive impairment and negative symptoms can also be present. Its usually occurs in middle ages, more common in males than in females. Pt usually develops unusual beliefs like he's being watched, followed, being plot...more

Schizophrenia
the love and support of family and friends plays an important role in schizophrenia treatment and recovery. If you have a loved one with schizophrenia, you may be struggling with any number of difficult emotions, including fear, guilt, anger, and frustration. You may feel helpless in the face of your loved one’s symptoms, worried about the stigma of schizophrenia, or confused and embarrassed by their strange behaviors. You may even be tempted to hide your loved one’s illness fr...more

Schizophrenia affects over 1% of the world s population and affects the way a person thinks, feels and behaves. In most cases, it is diagnosed when a person is between the ages of 16 to 25. This condition can be hereditary and is said to affect men more often than women. Schizophrenia is characterized by an inability to distinguish between real and imaginary which can lead to delusions, social withdrawal, hallucinations and other forms of social and occupational dysfunction.

Schizophren...more