Psychosis Questions

ECT is the last option unless it is resistant to oral medication. It depends on the type of hospital you get the ECT done. The price ranges from 3000- 5000 for one session and usually a max of 6 sessions are needed and may be fewer if response is good.

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Acute transient psychosis is diagnosed if the symptoms are less than 6 months only, when it exceeds it is schizophrenia. So kindly get your diagnosis re confirmed from the psychiatrist and follow his advice on treatment, you need to follow for many years, even life long. Make up your mind so that the thought of stopping medicines does not arise, and learn about social skills training and life style modification. All the best.

If you are getting treated for 1 year and not feeling improved, it is too long, get a 2nd opinion from another psychiatrist. All the best.

Hello lybrate-user
you cousin have some sort of psychosis it may be due to any disorder like schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Acute Psychotic disorders etc. The prognosis of the Psychotic disorders depends on the Disorder what he was suffering like schizophrenia have most poor outcome, and Acute Psychotic disorders has most favorable course. Recovery also depends on the treatment whether he is taking right medications for right duration. Sometimes premature termination of the tre...more

If she takes regular medications, attends psychiatrist review regularly and you people give her adequate and normal emotional support and she gets trained in social skills, she can have normal life. All the best for her.

Hi lybrate-user,
As of my knowledge, even we don't have best medicine to cure schizophrenia or psychosis.
The medicine only manage symptoms.
Kindly include psychological counseling along with medication, it may gives best results.
It's very difficult in naturopathy treatment as the client may be difficult to cooperate.
But I can suggest the therapeutic message called Shirodhara or abiyangam (siddha)
food like walnut, vitamin D and protein rich food gives an good effect.more

Hallo, first stop taking medicine, do not be anxious too much. Take nux vomica200 in gloubles no40. 4pills once daily before going to bed for 7 days and then consult me for treatment and investigation.

The doctor who has been treating you seems to have done a very good job. Based on what you say, it seems like psychosis induced by Cannabis and persisting even after you have stopped cannabis. So, if you go back to cannabis again the old symptoms have high chances of recurrence. Regarding your inability to pursue job, after training. It needs to be addressed by psychosocial rehabilitation. Discuss with your psychiatrist about your aims, your mental capacity in pursuing job, etc. All the best.

At the outset it looks like depression, consult a psychiatrist for detailed evaluation, as disorders you mentioned like schizophrenia can also start like this. Proper evaluation will help in proper diagnosis and treatment. All the best.