Schizoaffective Disorder Questions

Hello lybrate-user, this is deepiksha (psychologist) I read your concern. Wht I will suggest you to take the psychotherapy because the behavioural changes you are facing is not normal. Aap medicines ke sath counselling k sessions lijiye jiske andr therapies hoti hai taaki apke jo bhi triggers hai and issues h wo phle address ho unka cause pta chale ki ye anger and sleep problems q aari h unko apn counselling se kaise sahi kar skte h uske baad apko fark dikhega. Please take professional counselli...more

I think your daughter may be treated for Bipolar 1. I suggest you take her immediately to a counselor and treat her with talk therapy too. In her later adolescence, there are likely to be some unresolved issues that may go as far as prenatal influences. It comes up at this time seeking a resolution. But unfortunately not many are aware of this and will go untreated and compound the disorder. Both parents must also accompany her to help trace the problems encountered in childhood. There are certa...more

Discuss your symptoms with your treating psychiatrist and get the medications revised if they do not help even after taking for a month or so. Many times it is difficult for the psychiatrist to get all the symptoms under control in one go, so give him/ her time and for most the symptoms subside over a period of time. Even after say 3-6 months you still feel unsatisfied, get a second opinion. Good luck.

Dear lybrate-user, amisulpride causes constipation as it decreases speed of intestines.
I do not know your condition for which you are taking. Amisulpride causes weight gain too.
I suggest you ask your psychiatrist for ssri as most atypical antipsychotic like amisulpride causes constipation.
You do not have to worry if there are other symptoms. Simply change of medication will reverse the symptoms.
I wish you all the best.

Hello
Kanchan

In this relationship you both have love in past and have same feeling right now after long time.
As you both have personal life and have family and responsibility

It's not necessary if you love someone and you can get him or her as a life partner but you can still keep relationship as a good friend and have to keep a limit in mind.

Good friendship is a best solution. But don't try to cross limit and don't think to get him
Just be happy as some...more

Dear lybrate-user,
it is burdensome to care for a bedridden father. Please go to a nearby hospital and get a nurse to come home. She/he will teach how to heal the bedsores and also to prevent it. Please buy an air or water bed.

Dear lybrate-user,
it is difficult to live with someone suffering from schizophrenia. They usually believe that they are normal needing no treatment. Regular clopixol depot injection will keep her anger outbursts under control. Those addicted to phone, don't sleep properly.

Hello lybrate-user. Thanks for reaching out. Bexol might be given to prevent side effects from other medicine. You should however consult your psychiatrist if you are facing any issues in memory.

You are on many drugs which maybe interacting with each other to make you uncomfortable. Better to do serum sodium levels and ecg, then take another opinion.

You can test yourself for survival. If you do not get success in getting results, pl result to our ayurvedic approachand few months of treatment (preceded by cleansing at your home) you ll see yourself changed. Med may continue for sometime. Pl consult.