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Suggest treatment for psychosis in a man since childhood
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This is a psychiatric question.  My son is 26, was bullied at school which led to anxiety which he still has.  In 2007 he was diagnosed with psychosis, and hospitalized for two weeks.  This repeated in 2009. He takes Risperidone (Risperdal) 2 mg per day. In the last two months he has displayed some change, particularly excessive and inappropriate laughing (internally referenced); also, quite often nonesense talk;  yet he can switch to sane, sensible talk for small periods and at such times appears quite normal.  We'd like to know what is going on...
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Hello thanks for choosing HCM for your health related queriesHe is 26 and has been diagnosed with psychosis since last 7 years. Risperidone is a second generation antipsychotic drug and the drug is effective in controlling mood symptoms and psychotic symptoms. Even on medicines he has started to have symptoms like inappropriate laughter, excessive laughing, irrelevant talk etc. Such symptoms could be occurring due to poor control of symptoms due to medicine. Risperidone 2 mg as per my opinion is not a high dose, as per my opinion dose of the drug should be increased and this will result in control of symptoms. Consult his psychiatrist and get him evaluated for his symptoms.Thanks, hope this helps you.