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Disturbance of sleep
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My mother has been taking psychiatric medication for 15+ years
(Loricon 2MG Riscon LS Clonam 0.25)
She was sleeping fine Recently We attended a laser light show from that night she is feeling troubled to fall asleep sudden thoughts obstructing her
Any advice is helpful
Thanks in advance
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Hi. I appreciate you talking about your concern.
As per given information, along with medication consider therapy for better improvement. Seek support from a professional Psychologist for psychometric assessments to know and understand more about the psychological issues as it could be other than sleep issues.
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Maintain a healthy diet
establish a consistent sleep schedule, avoid caffeine and screens before bedtime.
try to engage in regular exercise or a walk, and create a comfortable sleep environment.
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Sleep is regulated by melatonin due to light falling on eyes at night secretion of melatonin gets delayed and hence sleep disturbances occurs. In this case if sleep disturbances are persistent even after 2-3 days and patient is on psychiatry medication, she might be getting relapse of symptoms if both treated early. Consult to psychiatrist so that for now she can be managed on therapy and medication later we for long term patient can be shifted on adjusted dosing of medication.
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If your mother has been asymptomatic for long time and has stared to develop new symptoms or reappearance of old symptoms is observed, you should consider taking a psychiatric opinion. There could be possible deterioration observed in her general condition secondary to any recent infection, change of lifestyle or neuro degeneration itself which may need evaluation.
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Sleep could be restored with Melatonin- a natural sleep hormone supplement aiding restoration of sleep cycle.
But consulting a psychiatrist is advised in case of any dose readjustment needed of the ongoing medication.
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It’s advisable to understand that what kind of thoughts are obstructing her to sleep peacefully are the anxiety provoking are causing or any stress. If yes, the thought needs to be address. The mindset shift needs to be there. You can consult me online. We can talk about it and discuss in detail and provide you with effective solution.
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Dr. Vishal Bhatt
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Rajkot
Sometimes in such patience such a stimuli may aggrevate psychiatric symptoms
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