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Scezofernia
Does ECT completely cured scezofernia. Or medicine is better. Because medicine working for meh will I go for ECT. Or medicine are best option. ECT will I opt out.
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For long term medicines are better option. For immediate symptom control you can have ECT
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ECT is electroconvulsive therapy, mainly indicated in patients not willing to take oral medication in acute phase of illness, not responsive to 2-3 trials of oral treatment, acute suicidal, refusal to eat and drink for prolonged period, acute agitation, catatonic, harmful to self or others.
Routinely patient with schizophrenia may show positive symptoms like delusions and hallucinations or may show negative symptoms like apathy, asociality, Anhedonia, etc. mostly during the maintenance of treatment oral medications are prescribed and ECT is saved for acute phase management.
If response attained only on ECT, it could be considered once a month or every 15 days during maintenance phase.
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Long acting injectable second generation antipsychotic are also available and effective.
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Medicine for maintanace treatment is must.
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Dr. Barqul Afaq
Psychiatrist
16 yrs exp
Anantnag
Medicine is better
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Dr. Vivaswan Boorla
Neuropsychiatrist
11 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Ect helps in controlling symptoms. But medicines help in curing the illness.
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