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What is the treatment for catatonic schizophrenia?
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my brother is suffering frm catatonic schezophrenia? we ve taken him to many psychiatrist and they prescribed him medicines like sulphitac, fluvoxine, nexpride,anxozap, oleanz . currently he is jst taking oleanz 10 mg and clonil 10 mg. but still no improvements. do these medicine have severe side effects?
gpt
HiI admire you for positive outlook.If he is diagnosed catatonic schiophrenia then need to treat with Typical anti psychotic drug.Tab risperidone and tab lorazepam has good role in catatonic schizophrenia.tab oleanz has also good role in such patients.But need to increase the dose if no improvement.This medicines have few side effect but not serious.It can be tolerable and avoided with add on other medicine like trihexyphenydyl.ECT means electro convulsive therapy is also best therapy to treat catatonic schizophrenia.Do advise from your psychiatrist and get well soonThank you.Take care.