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Suggest Treatment For Psychological Insecurity

my mother is 85 year old. post femur fracture surgery she is psychologically insecure, and has fixed her attention to going to toilet-continuously, day and night. talking her out of it has been futile. her phycsical health has been perfect otherwise. what can be done?

Mon, 28 Apr 2014
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Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
It could be a presentation of anxiety and attention seeking. That may cause her to go to the urine frequently.You may try propranolol 20mg in the morning or clonazepam 0.5mg at night to reduce her anxiety. Another possibility is a urinary tract infection. UTI can also lead to frequent urges to pass urine. This can be confirmed after doing a UTI screen. Antibiotics can help in such cases.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
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Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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Suggest Treatment For Psychological Insecurity

Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. It could be a presentation of anxiety and attention seeking. That may cause her to go to the urine frequently.You may try propranolol 20mg in the morning or clonazepam 0.5mg at night to reduce her anxiety. Another possibility is a urinary tract infection. UTI can also lead to frequent urges to pass urine. This can be confirmed after doing a UTI screen. Antibiotics can help in such cases. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.