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Is The Treatment Ok For The Schizophrenia Patient?

hi...my sister is a schizophrenia patient..we came to know this 2 months back and after treatment she is now doing her normal duties. medicines she is taking are sulpitac, mirtaz, topicalm & lonazep since 2 months back..pls suggest if the treatment is ok and how long should she take the said medicines?
Tue, 22 Apr 2014
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If she is symptoms free, then there is no need to change the treatment. In medicine, sulpitac and topicalm is antipsychotic and mirtaz is antidepressant. Usually there is no need to give antidepressant in schizophrenia, but few psychiatrist prescribed it for sedation to decrease dose of sleeping pills like lonazep. She has to take medicine for years, rest depend upon her symptoms.

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Is The Treatment Ok For The Schizophrenia Patient?

Hi Thanks for using healthcare magic If she is symptoms free, then there is no need to change the treatment. In medicine, sulpitac and topicalm is antipsychotic and mirtaz is antidepressant. Usually there is no need to give antidepressant in schizophrenia, but few psychiatrist prescribed it for sedation to decrease dose of sleeping pills like lonazep. She has to take medicine for years, rest depend upon her symptoms. Thanks