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27 Yr Old Daughter Has Schizoaffective Disorder. Was On The

27 yr old daughter has schizoaffective disorder. was on the 50 mg Haldol shot for 3 yrs, did great, shot was reduced to 35mg, had negative symptoms, 5 hospitaliations since oct, could not take the Haldol pills, 4 wks ago, she started the 50mg shot again and they were also giving her drops at night of Haldol., they reduced the drops and sent her home the day of a 100mg Haldol shot, 1 week later she had severe positive sympoms, anger, disorganized thinking and a lot of singing out loud, and laughing, but was eating a lot, showering and sleeping. Her therapist put her back in the hospital calling this a psychotic state - was the medicine too strong - shoulc they be trying a different medication?

Sun, 26 Apr 2015
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