Hello doctor, im from burdwan,Westbengal.Im worried about my mother.she is expressing something  with which we can not find any  link.my mother was a patient of acute mental disorder.she had been suffering since 1994. Our grandparents admitted her in a asylum in 1995.after a year treatmnt she got well.since then she was allright.But now all the past symtoms are coming back.a doctor prescribed shicalm plus 5 and my mother is taking it from two weeks.but still now she is telling those absurd  stories.doctor does the medicine allright for her?or should i consult another one?
HiT hanks for using Chat Doctor Shi calm consists of Trifluoperazine andTrihexyphenidyl HY Chat Doctor.  Trifluoperazine is a typical antipsychotic and help in controlling psychotic symptoms. Antipsychotics take two weeks to show response and right now she is at basic dose. In that case, just wait for few more days for the response. With time by escalation of dose, she would definitely improve. There is no need to change