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Question:
I hope so. I was a little stressed while in final preparations for a dinner party and ha d a double gin martini. I heard one person come in and my husband were talking...he wasn't there. Then I heard the voices of several women I don't know and they were wandering the house and talking....It was very hard to believe when my husband said they were not there either. Very strange and it has never happened before.
I hope so. I was a little stressed while in final preparations for a dinner party and ha d a double gin martini. I heard one person come in and my husband were talking...he wasn't there. Then I heard the voices of several women I don't know and they were wandering the house and talking....It was very hard to believe when my husband said they were not there either. Very strange and it has never happened before.
Brief Answer:
Such perceptual disturbances can occur due to heightened anxiety or stress
Detailed Answer:
Hello thanks for asking from HCM
The symptoms that you heard voice of your husband talking to someone while he was not there, hearing voices of several women while no one was there could occur due to some perceptual disturbances. You have taken drugs like Wllbutrin and Effexor for few years and these drugs are used in depression and anxiety. You were under stress because of preparations of dinner party and also took alcohol. All this could be the reason for such symptoms. Heightened arousal stage coupled with anxiety can sometimes cause such symptoms. If these symptoms occurred once only then no need to worry.
Such symptoms can also occur due to hallucinations, but detailed evaluation is needed to make final diagnosis. Hallucinations can occur due to some psychotic episode but at 67 years age such symptoms are not common.
Still if symptoms occur again or persist then consult a doctor for evaluation.
Thanks, please don't hesitate to ask again if you have more doubts.
Such perceptual disturbances can occur due to heightened anxiety or stress
Detailed Answer:
Hello thanks for asking from HCM
The symptoms that you heard voice of your husband talking to someone while he was not there, hearing voices of several women while no one was there could occur due to some perceptual disturbances. You have taken drugs like Wllbutrin and Effexor for few years and these drugs are used in depression and anxiety. You were under stress because of preparations of dinner party and also took alcohol. All this could be the reason for such symptoms. Heightened arousal stage coupled with anxiety can sometimes cause such symptoms. If these symptoms occurred once only then no need to worry.
Such symptoms can also occur due to hallucinations, but detailed evaluation is needed to make final diagnosis. Hallucinations can occur due to some psychotic episode but at 67 years age such symptoms are not common.
Still if symptoms occur again or persist then consult a doctor for evaluation.
Thanks, please don't hesitate to ask again if you have more doubts.
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