thank you.first i apologize for my english is not very good. this inquiry is about my 17 yr old son. we live in Argentina so getting supplements is difficult. my son used marihuana for 2 years and recently had a sicotic episode. it took a long time to get a diagnose. actually we are still waiting for a right diagnose. he is having a neurological spect on tues. he was prescribed resperidone 1 and a half grams at night with half of 0,5 clonazepam. upon waiking he takes half of 0,5 resperidone also. He is a zombie and cant no longer attend school, but the doctor says is not the resperidone but the brain damage from the marihuana. he was pretty normal 5 weeks ago before the sicotic episode. I am trying to help his brain in a more natural way. I give him two grams of niacin and 1000 mg of vit c. i wa wondering if he could take 5htp and if it would help?
Hi, Thanks for writing. Marijuana can cause acute psychotic episodes. At this point, he needs to stay away from all kinds of harmful substances. He is receiving risperidone, which is an antipsychotic. It has a side effect called extrapyramidal symptoms, due to which the limbs may become tight, and the person appear zombie-like. Discuss with your doctor regarding this EPS side effect and make sure he does not have this. After that, a future course of treatment can be decided upon. Hope this helps, Chat Doctor.