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Sufering from psychosis

2017-05-15 08:48:09
My mother is suffering from psychosis and is under medicatio from past week. I am still not seeing any signs of improvement how can I seee the result be fast in term of recovery. please help
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For effectiveness of any medication for psychosis, it is necessary to wait for a period of 4-6 weeks. These medications take time to act. Some of the symptoms might resolve fast, like sleep disturbance. But other psychotic symptoms take time to resolve. So keep faith in your doctor.

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