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Medications will help in overcoming widrawal symptoms if he trys to leave the drug, but for helping him to come out of drug intensive psychotherapy will also be needed.
Thus I would suggest the therapy sessions as well. The sessions will help him to understand the major core causes leading to his addiction and thus will help him to come out of it.

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Abstaining oneself from any kind of addiction is not easy. You need to seek professional help and avoid self medication. Since I see you stay in bangalore I would suggest you to take your son to nimhans de-addiction centre or any psychiatrist near your vicinity. You can do a personal visit also if your son is not going.
Combination of medication and psychotherapy by a clinical psychologist will work wonders for him. All the best.

Hi, for bipolar disorder, mood stabilizer with antipsychotic (single is sufficient if in adequate dose) clonazepam should be tapper off in 4 to 6 weeks or can be taken sos so reconsult your doctor. Not be come in addiction if you take in proper guidance of your psychiatrist.

No bad effect and all, medications in pregnancy are given after discussing the risk benefit ratio. Kindly continue as per your psychiatrist advise. All the best.

Risperidone is pregnancy category c. Which means use if benefits outweigh the risks. Same for asprito. There are not enough studies to say that the drug is safe during pregnancy. Having said that mental health of mother during and after pregnancy is of utmost importance. So many a times medication is necessary and you should consult a psychiatrist for the same.
Hope this helps. All the best!

Hi, Thanks for writing in, welcome to the forum. Let us look at your scenario systematically. First, what is the likely diagnosis? It is difficult to say with the limited information available, but if one were to conclude with this information, I would agree with the diagnosis that was assigned to you (OCD). Your doctor is not using risperidone as an antipsychotic here, but as an augmenting agent. The dose of risperidone is on the lower side and that further confirms his intentions. The use of r...more

Dear user first of all I want to know that why you want to take medicine, as per your statement I think to some extent you are addicted to these medicines. You are too young to take these medicines, uses of these medicines in long term will definitely harmful. With medicines you need proper counseling and then we will taper you medicines accordingly. I donã¢â€â™t know what are the circumstances under which you are taking medicines, I want to know the whole details about your disorder. But due to...more

Try to relax yourself and don't be dependent on medicine too much --
Exercise. Exercise is one of the most important things you can do to combat stress. Take a few minutes to breathe in and out in slow, deep breaths.
Reduce Your Caffeine Intake. Write It Down. Chew Gum. Spend Time With Friends and Family. Laugh.
Massage.
Eat a healthy diet.
Pursue one hobbyWalk in nature
Meditation.
Yoga
For details you can consult me.

Dear, schizophrenia is usually treated with a combination of psychiatric medicines, psychotherapy, life style changes, meditation and exercise. Please understand schizophrenia thoroughly before going for treatment. In my opinion, schizophrenia can be managed, not cured. For treatment methods, I will help you. Please post a private question to me with all the details. Take care.