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How Can Severe Depression And Paranoia Be Treated?

Our daughter is experiencing depression and some symptoms of paranoid. she is easy to cry and suspicious of people She believes and we may be recording her telephone conversations to replay to someone She has has taken some serious falls recently and had two operations for bunions on her toe. We think that having the falls checked out organic brain problems? Entering a course of appointments with a counselor Being evaluated to see if a trial course of antidepressants. What say you?
Fri, 1 Dec 2017
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thanks for using HCM.
your daughter need evaluation that why is she Having such problems. It is quite possible that because of fall she might have suffered head injury causing these symptoms.
So a brain scan is must before starting any psychiatric drugs.
Second antidepressants are not useful in such situations.
Antipsychotic are helpful in such situations.
But an evaluation by psychiatrist is must before such drugs.
thanks and regards.
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How Can Severe Depression And Paranoia Be Treated?

thanks for using HCM. your daughter need evaluation that why is she Having such problems. It is quite possible that because of fall she might have suffered head injury causing these symptoms. So a brain scan is must before starting any psychiatric drugs. Second antidepressants are not useful in such situations. Antipsychotic are helpful in such situations. But an evaluation by psychiatrist is must before such drugs. thanks and regards.