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Can discontinuing antipsychotics cause withdrawal effects?
Query: Hi, I am diagnosed of Psychosis (NOS). The first episode was in 2010 and it lasted for three-four months before I was taken to a psychiatrist. I had been thinking that people are tracking me through email, internet. My mobile phone is tapped and all that. I did not get any auditory or visual halluci... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. First of all I must congratulate you for your efforts regarding the illness. Regarding your query, I do not think it is withdrawal psychosis. Though it occurs rare in patients, yours does not seem to be the case. Your recurrence of symptoms is mainly due to ... Read Full »
Can psychosis occur as a result of over dosage of anti-psychotic drugs?
Query: Hello doctor, I used to take five prescription pills Abilify, Artane and Phenergan that I did not need. My doctor intimidated me into taking it otherwise, risking admission to the hospital, so I took antipsychotics and antidepressants and sometimes an anxiety pill and a beta blocker as well. I stopp... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for taking help from a psychiatrist. How can antipsychotic medications cause psychosis? If you do not have a history of psychosis, antipsychotic medication can not induce psychosis. But if you had psychosis in the past and you are on antipsychotics, and you... Read Full »
Shall I take Lonazep and Sove for anxiety and sleep issue. Will it cause any side effect?
Query: Hi doctor, I have noticed two problems in me. I have these problems for three months. I have disturbed sleep on several days and erectile issues (sustaining erection during intercourse). I am a hypothyroid patient for two years (I take thyroxine Sodium 100 mcg). I have high myopia (-10 power in both... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You are not following the right direction regarding medicines. There are two types of treatment such as primary medicine like SSRI (e.g., Vilazodone) and supportive medicines like Sove and Benzodiazepines like Lonazep. We can take an example. If you have malaria or deng... Read Full »
Can my hypersensitivity to noise and motion be due to the drug Xanax?
Query: Hi doctor, I was attacked by COVID-19 seven months back. I got post-viral neuropathy from it, and it rocked my world. Anxiety was debilitating, and I keep on having a hypertensive crisis. I took 5 mg of Xanax thrice daily. Now I feel much better. I want off of Xanax, but I think I have a strange mi... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, you are doing it right. Just taper the Xanax (Alprazolam) slowly, like a 10 to 20 % reduction in doses over a week or so. Sometimes it becomes difficult to divide this dose; in such a case, you are taking three tablets of 0.25 mg, then reduce them to 2.5 tablets fo... Read Full »