PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET – OLANZAPINE

What Is Olanzapine And What Does It Do? Olanzapine is a second generation (new) antipsychotic prescribed by the best psychiatrist in Chennai. It targets the brain sites where chemicals in the brain act.  It mainly acts on a neurochemical known as dopamine on D2 brain sites (receptors). It thus reduces symptoms of psychosis like hearing…

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ASSERTIVENESS EXERCISE

IDENTIFY THE SITUATION YOU NEED TO EXERT YOUR ASSERTIVENESS Example., when you need to say “no” When you are being sidelined in a queue When your request is being ignored in a shop When your spouse refuses to do their share of housework IDENTIFY WHAT YOU WANT OUT OF THAT COMMUNICATION Use “I” statements…” I…

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MINDFULNESS EXERCISE

Sit in a quiet place and breathe deeply for a few rounds Now start noticing your breath and how it goes inside and outside your nostrils Next start noticing your thoughts and how they influence how you feel Let it go as if they are clouds passing through the sky Do the thoughts cause any…

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EMOTIONAL REGULATION – EXERCISE 1 – IDENTIFY THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS

Close your eyes for 2 minutes and start to take 3-5 minutes of deep breaths Once relaxed concentrate on PHYSICAL SENSATIONS as it is easier to identify physical sensations Now trace it back to an EMOTION it might be associated with ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Core emotions are HAPPINESS, SADNESS, FEAR AND ANGER. Now identify which inhibitory emotion…

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ACCEPTANCE EXERCISE

Lie down in a quiet and calm place and start with few rounds of deep breathing Think of ONE thought or a situation you are struggling to accept Now tense all your muscles of your body Think of the thought you are struggling to accept Can you accept it ? What percentage can you accept…

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DIAPHRAGMATIC BOX BREATHING

Check how you feel ( rate from 1-10 – 1 very good to 10 very bad) Sit in a place comfortably and keep one hand on your stomach and one on the chest Breathe in for a count of 6 and make sure that the hand on the abdomen moves more than one on the…

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