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Suggest Treatment For Schizophrenia

My son 39 yrs is chronic patient of Schizophrenia for the last 25 years and presently on Clozapine 400 mg doze. Due to weight loss and reduced appetite he was admitted in Hospital in Dec/Jan 17 for Gastro treatment. After thorough tests scan and EUS he was diagonised with TB of lymph nodes for which Rcinex 450 and Benadon 20 mg besides Combutol and PZide for a period is six months i.e. Upto 15 sept. However with start of TB medicine psychiatric condition aggravated and we find difficult to handle at times How do we know that TB has been completely cured and no further medicine for TB required? Under the circumstances invite suggestions/ advise for further course of treatment.
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
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Hai
* TB is a infectious disease .With adequate treatment patient will be completely cured.Give priority to treat it first . This case will fall under Extra pulmonary TB . There are speciic RNTCP guidelines for the duratuion of treatment. A pulmunologist will help you more.
* Schizophrenia --- Can be treated side by side. if require your Psychiatrist can go for Injectabe Antipsychotics or even Modified Electoconvulsive therapy for making symptom under control.
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Suggest Treatment For Schizophrenia

Hai * TB is a infectious disease .With adequate treatment patient will be completely cured.Give priority to treat it first . This case will fall under Extra pulmonary TB . There are speciic RNTCP guidelines for the duratuion of treatment. A pulmunologist will help you more. * Schizophrenia --- Can be treated side by side. if require your Psychiatrist can go for Injectabe Antipsychotics or even Modified Electoconvulsive therapy for making symptom under control.