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Suggest Treatment For Auditory And Visual Hallucinations

my father in law thinks he hears and sees things he doesn t really hear or see and believes they are real. he thinks people are watching him and listening to everything he does and thinks they are talking about him. For example our neighbors (We live in the country so our neighbors are not close to us). He used to drink about a 12 pack of beer a day and smoke a pack of cigarettes. He stopped drinking and smoking and will not even leave the house. we are trying to find out what we need to do or what kind of disorder he has. Thanks
Sat, 30 Sep 2017
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Hello thanks for asking from HCM

I can understand your concern. If he was a regular drinker and he stopped taking alcohol abruptly just recently then the symptoms he is having could be due to Alcohol withdrawal.

These could be due to psychosis too. Hearing things, seeing objects are hallucinations of auditory and visual type and can't be ignored. Ideas of reference, suspiciousness etc are seen commonly in psychosis.

Please visit a psychiatrist for his evaluation. His serum electrolytes, blood sugar levels should be checked to rule out any biochemical issue. Drugs like Antipsychotics can be used to treat the symptoms.

Thanks and Take care
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Suggest Treatment For Auditory And Visual Hallucinations

Hello thanks for asking from HCM I can understand your concern. If he was a regular drinker and he stopped taking alcohol abruptly just recently then the symptoms he is having could be due to Alcohol withdrawal. These could be due to psychosis too. Hearing things, seeing objects are hallucinations of auditory and visual type and can t be ignored. Ideas of reference, suspiciousness etc are seen commonly in psychosis. Please visit a psychiatrist for his evaluation. His serum electrolytes, blood sugar levels should be checked to rule out any biochemical issue. Drugs like Antipsychotics can be used to treat the symptoms. Thanks and Take care