what is the duration of treatment of catatonic schizophrenia with flupenthixol injection?
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yes, the patient will require the lifelong medication or until the doctors have found that it is stabilized or if the patient or parents of the patient want him/her to stay on it so any future reactions on occur. While it is stabilized, the patient need to go thru counseling. For the other parts, I could not find, but you can read up on the website I posted too.
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Would you have the possibility to travel to California or Europe? I think a one-time treatment called Atlasprofilax could help your soul a lot.\n\nIt might sound a bit special, but the effects are amazing. I know of my own experience and those of more than 30 colleagues I've motivated personally to a treatment.
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I used Efexor and I would say after about 2-3 weeks it should be totally out of your system. However if you are having serious withdrawel symptoms, get thee to a doctor pronto and check everything is OK. I didn't get any - well none I noticed anyway - so I can't help you with that but I can say being off meds is the most liberating thing ever. My mind and my moods are my own again - hurrah!!
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My father has been undergoing ECT treatment for bipolar disorder for the last 8 weeks and it has not been working for him.  He says it is better than nothing but not nearly as good as the medication (lithium).  He started ECT because he ended up with toxic levels of lithium in his system for a while that gave him cognitive impairment.  It is hard to say if the ECT is keeping the cognitive impairment going or stopping it where it is.  Overall, the treatments are OK and he hasn't experienced any memory loss.  I hope this helped, and good luck.
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There is no complete treatment. Medication helps but doesnt take the scizophrenia away, just makes it more easier to cope with day to day. Therapy, talking bout the issues with a proffesional who is experienced in that subject.
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Best thing you can do man. I read abit about that before its amazing the results they had.  Doesnt take years like psycho-therapy and you dont have to deal with malicious anti-depresents in you bloodstream. Best thing you can do, highly recomended.
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about a year ago i was up to taking 300 mg a day of effexor. I slowly worked my way off halving doses each day until i didn't take anymore....took about 3 days. It was tough those first couple weeks....it does seem that it gets worse before it gets better. But i tell ya, compared to the withdrawal from paxil it wasn't as bad. You'll get through it....and if you feel like you can't talk to your doctor.
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Ive taken zoloft for years.  Missing one dose has caused a lot of problems with me and my emotional state.  It isnt good to do that because you throuw your whole system off for weeks, and that is why they say that prescriptions usually take 4-6 weeks to kick in or whatever time frame:  so that your body can get used to it, and the inhibitors within the drug can take it's sweet time to effect your brain and fill in the chemical imbalances.  I also take thyroid pills and I get knocked off course if I miss one dose, and it lasts a couple weeks for me (even if I continue taking it again) to even get back to normal, and I feel down and depresed the entire time.  it isnt worth it, try your hardest to remember to take them, especially zoloft, you dont want to continue feeling miserable until your body gets back on course, do you?  That is why you are taking them in the first place.  Ty and think of ways you can remember to take them, I have so many pills it's gotten easier for me to remember, but missing a dose can really mess up your mind and cause your body to slow down with whatever is going on that you need it.  Good luck, Ive been in the same boat for 12 years
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I haven't had it, but I observed the procedure.  The patient was suffering from severe clinical depression.  the patient was placed under general anesthesia before the procedure.  Electrodes were attached to the patients temples via a "headband" and a tonic-clonic seizure was administered.  It took about 30 seconds, the patient didn't shake or anything, because of the anesthesia.  The only side effect was temporary amnesia, so the patient had to be reoriented to his surroundings, there were no other side effects, like those that you would find with medications.  When I saw the patient later that day he was a new man, the ECT really worked.  \n\nThe theory behind it is that there is some abnormal firing of the neurotransmitters in the brain, and the seizure is like flipping the circuit breaker it resets everything.  \n\nAn interesting point is that ECT is effective 60% of the time, whereas medication is only effective 40%\n\nGood luck with whatever you decide to do
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I only take Zoloft and Niravam, but my cousin was recently put on Cymbalta...she has had severe debilitating headaches and cannot go to work...She also says she has the desire to mutilate and kill herself and others.
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This is the first time I've ever answered a question on Yahoo!Answers, so I'm sorry if I do something wrong, especially since I don't have an answer to this question, but one you posted previously. You didn't get a really satisfying answer, so I thought maybe I could add a little to it. You asked if doctors still practice electroshock therapy. Yes, they do, but the correct term is electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT. It's used for certain types of depression, including treatment resistant depression in which a patient has tried a number of psychotropic medications but seen no benefit, for elderly patients for whom adding medications to the cocktail they already take may cause confusion, for severe depression where fast results are desired (for example for someone who is seriously suicidal), and probablya few things I'm not aware of. I know it's also used to treat a rare disorder known as post-pregnancy psychosis for new moms who suddenly become psychotic. Like I said, it's pretty rare. \n\nECT is actually one of the most effective treatments for depression, but thanks to it's misuse in the early and mid-20th century it got a bad name. Nowadays it's done under general anesthetic and with muscle relaxants to prevent the physical seizure symptoms (like in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" where it looks like Jack Nicholson is actually being electrocuted. It's not like that anymore.). No one really knows why it works, but it does for most people who receive it. \n\nThere are some side effects, like nausea, headaches and memory loss, but the nausea and headaches can be dealt with through medication, and the memory loss is usually temporary.\n\nHope this helps. \n\nSorry, I don't know much about sexual addictions, but a behavior isn't generally considered an addiction unless you need an increasing amount of it to satisfy your desire and it begins to interfere with daily life.
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Most anti-depressnets take 6 weeks to start to take effect. So their may be another reason for you feeling "foggy" you may want to consult your Dr.
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about 3 to 4 weeks. I had depression, for years.  I'm on 100 mg daily. It felt like weight lifted off my shoulders, and things will take CARE OF THEMSELVES for a change!!! Start enjoying your time, life is very short. My doc said to get an "I don't give a damn attitude" it worked. It will be ok!!!!!!!!!
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When I came off my antidepressants I did it over 6 months, gradually reducing the dose every couple of weeks.  I think your doctor was wrong to tell you to be treatment less for a week, but that is just my opinion.  Go back and see him and tell him how you feel!...;
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I work with Adults with mental illness. I am also raising 2 of my siblings with it. My father on the other hand is a schizo. I am not and neither are any of my siblings. Though they do have Bi-polar, Mild mental retardation, add, adhd. I told my doctor this before my husband and I first started to try and she told me to take a high dose of Folic Acid. I am 9 weeks pregnant. I feel fine about the decision. \nSchizophrenia can be heridiry. You will not see signs of it until the teenage years. Those of them with it that show signs in the teenage years have a better chance of responding to treatment than those that show symptoms in the 20's.
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you spelled "schizofrenia" wrong...it's schizophernia. And yes it can be treated. The sooner the better, the longer they wait, the harder it'll be for the doctors to cure the disease.
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Different anitidepressant medications work for different people, depending upon one's body chemistry and the specific neurotransmitters involved.  It is trial process and usually takes at least 2 weeks to see if a specific medication will help.  It is well worth the search, though, as after many trials myself I finally found one that has helped tremendously and my life has vastly changed and I am finally functioning and back in control and pursuing my dreams.  Never give up.