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The medication which causes drowsiness is risdon, so you may consider taking risdon 1 mg in night only rather than taking 0.5mg twice. Yes you may change the dose of waklert as per requirement as it is only given for drowsiness so the dose can be adjusted accordingly. All the best

Your doctor has been reviewing your medications on the basis of the symptoms you are experiencing every time. But my concern is that you have not been seeking the help of a counselor to explore the psychological and emotional angle to recover from your condition. You are being treated for a fairly serious disorder and need combination therapy to substantiate the medical approach. I can see that although you mention a lot about your anger, there is what seems to be a huge problem with fear. I bel...more

You can get the same medicine in India with a different brand name, SIZODON LIQUID, with a doctor's prescription.

Dear Lybrate user,
its good that your husband is responding to treatment. Side effects are inevitable part of any treatment. However we can find ways to reduce them by modifying the medicines and adding on counselling. Don't worry. Feel assured. Fix an appointment with a psychiatrist either in person or through tele consultation. You will get appropriate guidance.

Dear you should consult some psychotherapist who is doing practice in sexual medicine. You require professional help by some therapist (cbt. To know more call. Best wishes.

As per your concern I would suggest you to do following remedy
1. Boil a handful of drumstick flowers in 1 glass of milk
2. Drink it when lukewarm
3. Sip it every day for 1-2 months
This is a good tonic to overcome sexual debility
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Mostly taking for a long time, don't drop medications without your psychiatrist advise. All the best.

Dear lybrate-user, It is unsafe to stop a antipsychotic medications without supervision even if you are feeling well now. That could be done with the supervison of your Psychiatrist. Please consult Psychiatrist and get help
All the best
sangeetha.

you should wait and watch. and be confident that you must be fine soon. you may try an ayyurvedic medicine Rilanx cap (atrimed) . dose is 1 cap twice daily. along with your allopathic medicines.

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.