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Asked for female, 23 years old from Hyderabad
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Hello friend, good day. I can understand your concern about long term medication and its side effects. Be aware that medicine alone cannot treat such problems. It can help only to address certain symptoms feel better. In parallel, your brother needs a lot of non medical treatment plans including psychotherapy or mindset changes techniques, relaxation techniques, excercise routine, lifestyle changes, dietary changes and regular counseling guidance. In am not sure, how many of these been recommend...more
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Dear lybrate-user.
It is nice of you to take an interest in the wife's treatment. Probably you have not visited your psychiatrist for many years. Most of the older tablets like serenace is replaced by second-generation newer drugs. The subsequent dystonia could have been avoided. If recently she was diagnosed with cervical dystonia, there may be other reasons for it apart from serenade. With the neurologist report, please consult your psychiatrist. She/he may stop serenade or add another ant...more
It is nice of you to take an interest in the wife's treatment. Probably you have not visited your psychiatrist for many years. Most of the older tablets like serenace is replaced by second-generation newer drugs. The subsequent dystonia could have been avoided. If recently she was diagnosed with cervical dystonia, there may be other reasons for it apart from serenade. With the neurologist report, please consult your psychiatrist. She/he may stop serenade or add another ant...more
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Asked for female, 33 years old from Delhi
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Hello,
welcome to lybrate
from the above details its clear that your patient was on fludac and risperidone. Now that you want to stop these medications and want to start haloperidol but are concerned about any harmful withdrawal effects of previous medication.
As your patient was on 40 mg of fludac and risperidone 0.5mg. So these medications can be stopped immediately as well without any withdrawal effects or negative repercussions. If your patient have been diagnosed as having psych...more
welcome to lybrate
from the above details its clear that your patient was on fludac and risperidone. Now that you want to stop these medications and want to start haloperidol but are concerned about any harmful withdrawal effects of previous medication.
As your patient was on 40 mg of fludac and risperidone 0.5mg. So these medications can be stopped immediately as well without any withdrawal effects or negative repercussions. If your patient have been diagnosed as having psych...more
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Asked for male, 45 years old from Ghaziabad
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Fluphenazine, haloperidol (haldol), risperidone (risperdal) and pimozide (orap) can help control tics.
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