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Suggest Remedy To Cure Delusions Of Defamation
hello dr,...my mother is 48 yrs old, 65 kg wt, 5 2 ht ....feels dat everybody is plotting against her, trying to damage her reputation & personality. she even feels dat every relative including her own children are being used in such acts of defaming her in society. she has dis delusion since 2 yrs... my bro has also committed suicide jst a week back which has depressed her to a great extent & even added to her delusionss....i m a medical student & totally confused hw to help my mom since she has totally refused to visit any psychiatrist or any doctor as she feels dat people are making attempts to prove her mentally abnormal. she wakes up at night & starts murmuring bad about whom she feels are against her & have done something to her own children.....
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
Hello,
Your mother needs urgent psyhiatric treatment. Drugs like resperidone 1-2mg at night will help her and dosage may be raised depending on response. The drug should be given at night (liquid formulaions available whih are tasteless and colorless and can be added in food).
If she needs antidepressants or not can be said only after through evaluation.
However, resperidone will surely help her.
You are in medical college so, you can discuss her case with a psychiatrist there and can get a prescription for medicines.
Please donot loose hope, with meds she will show good improvements in few days only.
Wish you good health
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Neuropsychaitry
Your mother needs urgent psyhiatric treatment. Drugs like resperidone 1-2mg at night will help her and dosage may be raised depending on response. The drug should be given at night (liquid formulaions available whih are tasteless and colorless and can be added in food).
If she needs antidepressants or not can be said only after through evaluation.
However, resperidone will surely help her.
You are in medical college so, you can discuss her case with a psychiatrist there and can get a prescription for medicines.
Please donot loose hope, with meds she will show good improvements in few days only.
Wish you good health
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Neuropsychaitry
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i appreciate your concerns and asking on health care magic. Your mother is most probably having delusions of persecution and paranoia, i would suggest to give her liquid antipsychotic medicine in water so that her delusions start receding and you can take her to a psychiatrist. Haloperidol comes in liquid form and you can give upto 5ml 12 hourly. I hope you find this helpful.
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