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Suggest Treatment For Hallucinations

my mom underwent surgery under general anesthesia and for the last 24 hours she has been imagening that the helicopters and soldiers are entering her hospital bed and when that happens all the hospital personnel disappears. She then pulls the covers over her head hoping they won´t see her.d
Mon, 22 Sep 2014
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Hello and thanks for your query.

I understand that you are worried about your mother's recent mental health problems following surgery. From the description of her symptoms, it seems like she is having visual hallucinations. Considering the fact that this is occuring suddenly after her surgery, the most likely possibility is that she is suffering from Delirium.

Post-surgical delirium is relatively common, especially in the elderly age group. It can be due to different reasons like dehydration, salt imbalances, hypoglycemia, side effects of medication, etc.

The treatment of this condition will fist involve identifying what is causeing the Delirium. Then treating the identified cause will resolve the Delirium.

So, I would suggest that you report her symptoms to the doctor immediately, so that she can be evaluated and terated appropriately.

Best wishes.
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Suggest Treatment For Hallucinations

Hello and thanks for your query. I understand that you are worried about your mother s recent mental health problems following surgery. From the description of her symptoms, it seems like she is having visual hallucinations. Considering the fact that this is occuring suddenly after her surgery, the most likely possibility is that she is suffering from Delirium. Post-surgical delirium is relatively common, especially in the elderly age group. It can be due to different reasons like dehydration, salt imbalances, hypoglycemia, side effects of medication, etc. The treatment of this condition will fist involve identifying what is causeing the Delirium. Then treating the identified cause will resolve the Delirium. So, I would suggest that you report her symptoms to the doctor immediately, so that she can be evaluated and terated appropriately. Best wishes.