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Are Hallucinations And Headaches Side Effects Of Daxid?
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I was on daxid 50 in morning from march 2015 and 6 days back i have reduced to 25 mg daxid and recita forte in night as usual.
sir for last 6 days my hallucination is bit enhanced and i am also having headache and loose bowel as well as i am also reducing weight which i have gained may be due to daxid 50.
sir now is it the right dose i m consuming of daxid 25 in morning and recita forte in night.
is weight lose a normal symptom due to reduction in daxid.
due to weight lose my hallucination is enhanced a lot and all types of thoughts related to the disease like hiv cancer etc are popping up in my mind all the time.
sir plz suggest what should i do and also about the headache and loose bowel as well as gastritis.
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/AskDoctorInboxServlet?page=viewQuery&queryId=127648
I was on daxid 50 in morning from march 2015 and 6 days back i have reduced to 25 mg daxid and recita forte in night as usual.
sir for last 6 days my hallucination is bit enhanced and i am also having headache and loose bowel as well as i am also reducing weight which i have gained may be due to daxid 50.
sir now is it the right dose i m consuming of daxid 25 in morning and recita forte in night.
is weight lose a normal symptom due to reduction in daxid.
due to weight lose my hallucination is enhanced a lot and all types of thoughts related to the disease like hiv cancer etc are popping up in my mind all the time.
sir plz suggest what should i do and also about the headache and loose bowel as well as gastritis.
Brief Answer:
due to decrease in dose of daxid.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to HCM.
I understand your concerns.
I have read your earlier discussion, the link of which you provided in this query.
You have been taking treatment for OCD.
You have reduced the dose of daxid from 50mg to 25mg. You are now facing symptoms like loose bowel, weight loss, headache and gastritis.
Your symptoms of OCD are also recurring.
Why did you reduce the dose of daxid?
I think the reduction in dose has led to relapse of your symptoms of OCD.
OCD is a chronic relapsing disorder.
If you were doing well on 50mg daxid, I would suggest you to switch back to that dose again.
The other symptoms which you are taking could be the withdrawal effects cause by dose reduction.
Have you started losing weight in last 6 days only?
The returning hallucinations are not due to weight loss.
In my opinion, you just need to increase dose of daxid back to 50mg. This should resolve most of your symptoms.
Simultaneously, you must drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration due to loose bowel.
You can take tablet omeprazole for gastritis and tablet ibuprofen for headache.
Donot change the doses of drugs without consulting your doctor.
Hope this helps.
Feel free to ask further.
Thanks.
due to decrease in dose of daxid.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to HCM.
I understand your concerns.
I have read your earlier discussion, the link of which you provided in this query.
You have been taking treatment for OCD.
You have reduced the dose of daxid from 50mg to 25mg. You are now facing symptoms like loose bowel, weight loss, headache and gastritis.
Your symptoms of OCD are also recurring.
Why did you reduce the dose of daxid?
I think the reduction in dose has led to relapse of your symptoms of OCD.
OCD is a chronic relapsing disorder.
If you were doing well on 50mg daxid, I would suggest you to switch back to that dose again.
The other symptoms which you are taking could be the withdrawal effects cause by dose reduction.
Have you started losing weight in last 6 days only?
The returning hallucinations are not due to weight loss.
In my opinion, you just need to increase dose of daxid back to 50mg. This should resolve most of your symptoms.
Simultaneously, you must drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration due to loose bowel.
You can take tablet omeprazole for gastritis and tablet ibuprofen for headache.
Donot change the doses of drugs without consulting your doctor.
Hope this helps.
Feel free to ask further.
Thanks.
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