My son is 40 years old and was diagnosed with Bipolar and schizoaffective disorder back when he was about 20 years old. He has extensive QTc prolongation from being on antipsychotic meds for many many years. He has ventricular arrhythmia and this summer he had 3 SVT episodes in about 4 weeks that required shocks to bring his heart back to normal. Since about 6/19/18 he has been taken off all harmful psych meds. He currently takes Depakote 375 g per day in evening and he takes 1mg Ativan 3x per day and 1-2 more prn. His psychiatrist was on vacation this past week and hopefully she will prescribe him medicinal marijuana. He going to see a team of doctors who will assess whether heart surgery is possible, however, he is also being evaluated for a potential heart transplant. He has many delusional episodes and some are very harsh. He complains of voices who tell him to hurt himself or others. He says he knows they aren t real. We give him an Ativan and put him to bed which seems to help if and when he is ready. He has other medical issues so he takes lisinprol, crestor, Januvia, levothyroxine, potassium, Lasix, metformin, Eliquist, Allipurinol, Depakote, Ativan, 3 different inhalers, insulin injection daily, and Metropolo and Airomadeon (its a heart med I have trouble saying and spelling). Anyway, my questions are as follows: Do you think he could benefit from medicinal marijuana? Or would it too be harmful for his heart? Are there any other alternatives antipsych meds that he could possibly take in stead? I just want another opinion of sorts for when we talk to the doctors soon. I read an article that said Loxapine is a medication that is not associated with QTc prolongation...what are your thoughts. As you can see I really want to help my son and am trying to read up on as much information as I can to better inform him, his wife, and myself. Please answer as soon as you can. Thank you. Terry Bekeshka