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What meds are usually prescribed for schizophrenia?
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Antipsychotics: A group of medications usually known as antipsychotics are prescribed as the most common treatments for schizophrenia. They are very effective, and usually need to be taken for life. Side effects can be mild to cumbersome, so please discuss all concerns regularly with your treating physician.
Answered 3/18/2017
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Schizophrenia : Antipsychotic drugs, also known as neuroleptics, or major tranquilizers, such as Haldol, (haloperidol) Thorazine, Cogentin, Stelazine, and others are prescribed for schizophrenia.
Answered 2/10/2017
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Antipsychotics.: Clozapine (Clozaril), Abilify (aripiprazole), Cariprazine (Vraylar) lurasidone (Latuda), amisulpride (Solian), olanzapine (Zyprexa), quetiapine (Seroquel), risperidone (Risperdal), Paliperidone (Invega), iloperidone (Fanapt), asenapine (Saphris), & ziprasidone (Geodon) are antipsychotic meds that can be used to treat Schizophrenia.
Answered 1/9/2021
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