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Does hydroxyzine have antipsychotic properties?

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Dr. Marie Beasley answered

Specializes in Child Psychiatry

Not antipsychotic : We do use hydroxyzine often for anxiety but but not psychosis. That being said, sometimes anxiety can be a cause of psychosis, so in that case if the underlying anxiety was treated it would also help the psychosis. I hope this helps.

Answered 10/12/2016

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