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schizophrenia
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
schizophrenia
by laleh, Nov 12, 2008 12:35PM
hi, dear doctor
my brother has got schizophrenia signs .he is 28 years old.his doctor hasnot confirmed it but he prescribed lithium, leponex clonidin,bepridin,clonazepam,for 5weeks after that he has been prescribed sulpride,leponexfor 4weeks.he got better but not compeletlywhat weshould do?do you have any suggestion? please help us.
my brother has got schizophrenia signs .he is 28 years old.his doctor hasnot confirmed it but he prescribed lithium, leponex clonidin,bepridin,clonazepam,for 5weeks after that he has been prescribed sulpride,leponexfor 4weeks.he got better but not compeletlywhat weshould do?do you have any suggestion? please help us.
Member Comments (1)
by Roger Gould, M.D., Nov 12, 2008 02:01PM
, Nov 12, 2008 02:01PMTo: laleh
That is a lot of medication and it is unclear which ones are working for him...you need to go back to the doctor and have him analyze the results and decide on what medications to use for his current condition. Also, he may continue to get better on these medications, and if it is going in the right direction, you might advise your brother to continue the medications and give it some more time.
