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Suggest Treatment For Frederich S Ataxia

my aunt suffers from frederich s attaxia and is 51 years old.after the removal of her uterus ,she suffered from hormonal problems making her extremely agitated and anxious.as she also suffered from young age glaucoma and is completly blind she would not believe a thing we tell her which made things worser.when we met with pschychiatrist he asked us to give her palido od 1.5 along with pacitane 2mg.But It has not helped the situation and now she often hallucinates and talks of things that never even happened.Is it wise to continue with palido?
Mon, 10 Nov 2014
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I am sorry about your aunts condition. Friedreich's ataxia is a chronic progressive disease which apart from the unfortunate patients is hard to deal with also for those taking care of them.
Regarding your question about the drugs prescribed to you by the psychiatrist, while Palido OD is appropriate for use in patients suffering hallucination and agitation, pacitane is a drug which can cause hallucinations among its side effects. So I think you should discuss its use with the psychiatrist. I suppose he has prescribed it to counter some of the side effects of palido od, but if on the other hand it's worsening the hallucinations its use should be reconsidered in my opinion.
Hope to have been of some help to you. Feel free to come back here to ask further questions about this or any other health issue. Me or my fellow colleagues will assist you to the best of our possibilities.
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Suggest Treatment For Frederich S Ataxia

I am sorry about your aunts condition. Friedreich s ataxia is a chronic progressive disease which apart from the unfortunate patients is hard to deal with also for those taking care of them. Regarding your question about the drugs prescribed to you by the psychiatrist, while Palido OD is appropriate for use in patients suffering hallucination and agitation, pacitane is a drug which can cause hallucinations among its side effects. So I think you should discuss its use with the psychiatrist. I suppose he has prescribed it to counter some of the side effects of palido od, but if on the other hand it s worsening the hallucinations its use should be reconsidered in my opinion. Hope to have been of some help to you. Feel free to come back here to ask further questions about this or any other health issue. Me or my fellow colleagues will assist you to the best of our possibilities.