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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Is Ceasing Of Deanxit Advisable For An Elderly Person?

Dear Dr.Rynne my mother (80 years old) is taking for a month : dogmatil 50mg 1x/day - parlotin 20mg 1x/day - deanxit 1x/day - stilnox 10mg 1/2x/day . she takes also for a few years : (twinsta 80/5 - zocor 20mg - blokium 50mg). we have adviced from another Dr. to stop the deanxit. can you help, please. Best regards Ihab Serhan
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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Well come to HCM
I really appreciate your concern, you have not given the clinical history of your mother just line of treatment will not provide any information, still what the question you have asked for the medicine Deanxit it is the antipsychotic if she is taking it from long time then it can not be taken off and better to keep it continue again only psychiatrist can take this decision, patient can not be taken off the medicine like that only, to put the patient on some drug or to omit the drug from line of treatment is very crucial decision that requires many clinical information of patient, and it has to be done by treating physician only drug hope this information helps.
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Is Ceasing Of Deanxit Advisable For An Elderly Person?

Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, you have not given the clinical history of your mother just line of treatment will not provide any information, still what the question you have asked for the medicine Deanxit it is the antipsychotic if she is taking it from long time then it can not be taken off and better to keep it continue again only psychiatrist can take this decision, patient can not be taken off the medicine like that only, to put the patient on some drug or to omit the drug from line of treatment is very crucial decision that requires many clinical information of patient, and it has to be done by treating physician only drug hope this information helps.