Sizodon 2 MG Tablet Health Feed

Some patients require Trihexyphenidyl some do not. Its better that you discuss its need with your treating Psychiatrist. As far as lifetime treatment goes your treating Doctor must be knowing your course of illness in past 20 years and so it's best that you go with his advice regarding the type of medicine as well as the dose.

Hello,
Yes it will definitely have an affect on functioning she need to take medicine regularly. Sizodon has risperidone in it. There are long acting risperidone injectables present which can be given once in a month. They are advisable in person who are not compliant with medication. You can discuss with your practitioner regarding shifting her to long acting injectable. Schizophrenia do have genetic overloading, but that doesn't mean their is 100% transmission. You have to understand what ...more

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I can imagine how distressing and difficult this may be for you and your family. It may be in your best interest to continue the medication prescribed by your doctor. Additionally, you could take him for therapy to a licensed therapist who has substantial experience with adolescents in your city. It may be helpful for him to address his thoughts and feelings in a safe space and learn to challenge dysfunctional thoughts that trigger his symptoms and work on healthier behaviour...more

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.

Hello, Ayurveda is great to treat this condition. You can give her a combination of curcupiperi and harishila capsules to reduce salivation.

Yes, you should go for cbt in tandem with the medication. You must go for counseling soon. Counseling will help in training you will skills and techniques to cope with the daily challenges in life and will give you a fair chance to manage your life. You must also develop your constitution to make it fit enough to cope with fear, felt many times unnecessarily. You may be taking normal fear and converting it into abnormal fear like anxiety and so on. Take care of the following: mental stability ca...more

Yes, you are right. You need cbt therapy to manage your intrusive negative thoughts which are the cause of your anxiety. I have treated many clients with this approach.

Yes you can combine cbt with medications, the improvement will be much better. Try it, but go for proper cbt specialist, as many do not now what cbt is and claim they can do and start giving advices, which is not cbt.

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 take both based on your psychiatrist advise only and not on your own as it can be dangerous and needs blood count monitoring too. All the best.