Schizophrenia Questions

Dear lybrate-user,
schizophrenia is a major disorder. You need to be on risperidone kind of tablets for a long term. With adequate dose of risperidone, you will not hear voices talking to you and irritating you. You need to visit the psychiatrist at regular intervals so that dose can be adjusted. You may not need alcohol along with risperidone since risperidone is a good tranquilliser. Do not stop medicines unless the psychiatrist asks you to stop.

It will be better that you consult a psychiatrist for all these answers, people other than psychiatrist will not be able to guide you. It will be worthwhile to meet a psychiatrist face to face.

I would strictly advise you to only take medicines which have been given by your psychiatrist, that is arip mt 20 mg and daxid 50 mg. Do not take any ayurvedic supplements alongwith the medicines.
You can take seacod liver omega 3 capsules on regular basis, they are fine, other than this, I will not advise you for anything else.

Hello and welcome to Lybrate. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. She forgets because she has associated illness. Consult your psychiatrist.I suggest telephonic counseling and online psychotherapy for you.
You can contact me for further advice and treatment options. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care.

Dear user. I can understand. Please don't be panic but be serious about the symptoms. Consult your psychiatrist for physical investigation. Please provide more information so that we can start the diagnosis process and the treatment. I am here to help you in every aspect of your mental and physical health. Any sexual or psychological problems can be cured with the help of various methods and therapies. I suggest you to post your query with every detail here. I will help you in overcoming your pr...more

Dear lybrate-user,
many medicines in psychiatry are prescribed for different indications. For e.g. Soltus, in different dosages is used for both depression as well as psychotic illnesses and other indications. D venizep I used for depression and several types of anxiety disorders. I would advise against discontinuing any medicine on your own, especially when your mother is maintaining well. I suggest that you have an open discussion with her doctor about your concerns and then take a decisio...more

Hello and welcome to Lybrate. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. There are no such evidences as of now. Researches are still going on.I suggest telephonic counseling and online psychotherapy for you.
You can contact me for further advice and treatment options. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care.

Hello,
covid vaccination has immense benefits and schizophrenia is not a contraindication go ahead as soon as possible.

Depends whether it was a sustained relelase / extended release preparation or plain one.
If it was an extended/sustained release preparation then it will lose its effectiveness as long term preparation by crushing it.
So not recommended. (qutan sr)
if it is a plain or immediate release preparation, yes you can crush it.

Hi lybrate-user
it's not an illicit drug which you are taking, I believe you have a valid prescription for same. I wonder why would anybody take fluoxetine and fluvoxamine silultaneously as they both are of same class and work in same way, so why do not you take only one at an appropriate dose. Regarding convincing your family member, you need to express it explicitly what you have actually gone through and how this treatment has helped you, and ask them if they also want to see you happy or...more