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Time Period For Hallucination To Recover?

My nephew 25 yrs old just diagnosed of schizophrenia, started zyprexa 10mg yesterday. He did not sleep well for a week even with ambien . He slept 14 hours last night. He still felt tired this afternoon & went to sleep 7 hours after getting up. How long do we need to wait to see his symptoms( hallucination) getting better after the med. Any other treatment does he need ?
Thu, 20 Feb 2014
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Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
Treatment of psychosis wil require antipsychotc like zyprexa and it generally requires 2 weeks for around 30-40% improvement to occur. Its difficult to predict when the voices will stop but if the medication is effective in your case then in 2-3 weeks they should stop.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
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Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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Time Period For Hallucination To Recover?

Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. Treatment of psychosis wil require antipsychotc like zyprexa and it generally requires 2 weeks for around 30-40% improvement to occur. Its difficult to predict when the voices will stop but if the medication is effective in your case then in 2-3 weeks they should stop. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.