Hi, my brother has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. The psychiatrists has been adjusting his medication dosages since the beginning. We are currently using clozapine 75 mg and haloperidol 5 mg along with that now doctor has asked us to use bexol 2 mg as well. Also along the years he has gained weight, lost interest in his academics, has been prescribed to cholesterol and bp tablets. With all these medications he still is dizzy, aggressive,doubting everybody, irritated most of the time. Will his condition improve ever? Its been more than 2-3 years now with this medication.

Dr. Sidharth ChellaniPsychiatrist14yrs exp

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Intensive follow ups with rapid optimization of treatment, after deciding primary antipsychotic agent should be done.  

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Mr. Senthilkumar LPsychologist16yrs exp

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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 recommended and followed by him. Advice you to take a help of psychologist locally or online to assess his current symptoms, lifestyle etc to recommend suitation alternative solutions. Be positive. He will be alright soon. Feel free to reach me online or through Lybrate chat for further assistance.  

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