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How you feel after taking medicine. If you r ok, then continue the same. If not then add another medicine like escitalopram, fluoxetine, buspirone. Along with medicine if you start cognitive behavior therapy in your management program then it will increase prognosis

Ziprasidone does not have significant effects of blood sugar and your mother can take the medication if it is has been prescribed by the psychiatrist. I believe that you mother's depression and schizophrenia will benefit, however you will need to have her be evaluated by the prescribing psychiatrist to make sure that she is having these medications correctly since it is good practice to follow up after taking a new medication. We would certainly help if you reach out.
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If you are symptom free it is because of effect of medicines, chances of relapse are higher after drug discontinuation.

There is no actual need for a gap between allopathic medicine & Ayurveda medicine together. You can take these allopathic medicines & ayurvedic medicines, together.

I would suggest checking online for alternative brands before shifting her to another medicine - because she has been doing well on asenapine. Any change of medicine (not brand), is likely to cause some disturbance and hence should be your second option. Asenapt is the only brand I could find - do not order for alkepin - it is not asenapine.
If you are not able to find alternatives brand, I could help you further with alternative medicine.

Mirtazapine (nassa not ssri) is far better in inducing sleep compared to venlafaxine. Venlafaxine is not superior to mirtazapine in treating adhd, ocd and anxiety. A ssri (e.g. Paroxetine, slight helpful in sleep induction too) would be a good choice if you want to shift from mirtazapine.

You can take it. However you should be in regular contact with your psychiatrist and let him/her know your symptoms. Psychiatrist will adjust your medicine accordingly.

see gentleman the way you r narrating your problem it seems you are absolutely better in your symptoms. the problems you are facing are due to side effect of medicines those are expected. ziprasidone is very good molecule and advanced molecule. your therapist may give trial by reducing the dose a bit. But that should be under strict supervision. other drugs are very gòod.

It may not be carbegoline induced. Psychosis can relapse after few months, if medications are stopped. She needs to be treated again with antipsychotics and if carbegoline is essential, continued along with it. Good luck

Sexual dysfunction is a common condition in patients taking antipsychotics, and is the most bothersome symptom and adverse drug effect, resulting in a negative effect on treatment compliance. It is known that hyperprolactinemia is a major cause of sexual dysfunction. Based on the blockade of dopamine d2 receptors, haloperidol, risperidone, and amisulpride are classed as prolactin-elevating antipsychotics, while olanzapine, clozapine, quetiapine, ziprasidone, and aripiprazole are classed as prola...more