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Benefits and Side Effects of Schizophrenic Medication

The drugs commonly used for schizophrenia are antipsychotic drugs. This medicine is used to improve symptoms experienced by sufferers. Antipsychotic drugs usually have to be used long term, so schizophrenic patients and their families need to really understand the side effects that might arise. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that affects a person's feelings, thoughts and behavior. Symptoms that appear can be: Negative symptoms, such as loss of life motivation, difficulty concentrating, unable to show expression and feelings, no desire to care for themselves. Positive symptoms, such as hallucinating and having strong beliefs about things that are actually missing or wrong (delusional). Experiencing mindset disturbances, such as strange thought patterns that are difficult for others to understand. Difficult to remember (memory disturbance). Difficult to establish social relationships with others. Mood or moods that change easily. Benefits of Antipsychotic Medications

Know the Benefits of Garlic in Overcoming Hypertension

Garlic is one of the natural ingredients that is often used in medicine, including to reduce high blood pressure or hypertension. However, is it true that garlic is able to overcome hypertension? is a disease that is experienced by many Indonesian people. Based on data from the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia in 2018, an increase in the number of patients with hypertension compared to the previous 5 years. Someone said to have hypertension if the blood pressure has reached 140/90 mmHg or more. Hypertension can cause dangerous complications in various organs of the body, such as kidney failure, heart attack, or stroke, if left untreated. Garlic Can Reduce Cholesterol Garlic can help reduce cholesterol, which is one of the factors causing increased blood pressure. In this case, garlic works by inhibiting the absorption of cholesterol from food in the digestive tract. Garlic is also able to inhibit the action of the HMG-CoA (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A) en