This is the first article I posted on, this is also the first article I posted on the network, more apprehensive, I have no space, no blog or microblogging, usually even if there is a lot of emotion, but also just want to talk about it, but said the sky is cold and good autumn just. In fact, this platform I have long known, has not been too concerned, this time is a friend to help register. Now also more and more attention to this “modern” form of communication. As a doctor, the treatment of patients is also the basis of life, naturally do not dare to be negligent. Seeing the patient’s demons have been removed, back to happiness, I will also have a considerable sense of psychological fulfillment and satisfaction, I think this is a win-win situation. I came up today to respond to a question I asked a few days ago, and it may be a belated response. Every day in the clinic, I meet all kinds of patients, no matter how many words they say, or just a few words, they all contain the desire of the patients or their families for health. Every doctor hopes that the patient through our treatment to get the maximum recovery, but sometimes let the patient disappointment is also a matter of necessity, which is both the doctor’s reasons, but also the patient’s reasons, but also the reasons of the disease itself. Today in the clinic encountered such a patient, 17 years old, male, little speech passive, accompanied by his parents to the clinic, according to the symptoms and the results of the psychological examination of schizophrenia, recommended medication, then the father’s face immediately showed disdain for the look, disdain and mixed with anger. At this point, my mother carefully asked if he could be relieved through other methods, such as talking or taking him out to play. I said that these can not replace the drug, then the mother took out a book from her arms, said that the child had taken medication before, I felt bad, I read the book and realized that the patient was a colleague of mine has just recently seen. And the medication he was prescribed was the same medication I was going to prescribe for him. I was really speechless and had mixed emotions, regret, anger and frustration intertwined, and I kind of hated the parents. Later, I patiently explained to the parents about the possible “legitimate range” of adverse effects of the medication, as well as the duration of the drug and the possible consequences of delaying the medication, etc. In the end, the patient’s family politely decided not to use the medication for the time being. Watching them leave the clinic in disappointment, in fact, my heart is even more disappointed, I really hope that they can return to the doctor’s office as soon as possible. The case mentioned above has a certain typicality, which is also the psychotropic drug treatment of patients and their families are more concerned about the topic, one is worried about the side effects of the drug, and the second time the treatment time problem. I do not want to harp on the concept of time, 12 months, 24 months, these boring figures. Numbers are just a standard and a rule, but in actual treatment it varies from person to person. For example, a person with a heartbeat of 55 beats is an arrhythmia by cardiac standards, but by human standards this may actually be a normal person. My personal feeling is that most psychiatrists tend to be conservative, meaning they recommend taking it for a longer period of time. This is also dictated by the nature of mental illness because of the fear of relapse and the fact that mental illness is multi-faceted and not well controlled. As patients, the most important thing we have to do is to follow the doctor’s instructions, there are a few figures we should remember, that is, our psychotropic drugs should be used for 1 month without any effect before considering changing the drug, the beginning of the medication if there are adverse reactions most of them will disappear within 1 to 2 weeks, even if there are some adverse reactions during the long period of time we have to fight against and solve the problem. Everyone who comes to the psychiatric clinic is very anxious and annoyed, we understand, you are anxious, we are more anxious, but anxious can not cure the disease, but only aggravate the condition. As a doctor, we will continue to improve the level of clinical diagnosis and treatment, to provide you with quality service. As patients and their families, you should patiently listen to the doctor’s advice and explanation, follow the doctor’s instructions, do not change the treatment program on your own.