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Have a 16 year old son with schizophrenia who is med resistant

I am the father of eight beautiful children, six boys and two...

08/26/10

Medication Resistant -- what to do?

I have a son who is 16 years old and had a bad psychotic episode a year ago, was hospitalized for three months, and has been home for the last nine months. During this time we tried Risperdol, Abilify, Saphris and Geodon and none worked. The only thing that worked was Zyprexa, but we had to stop…

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