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My brother has been living alone in Paris for last 2 years and didn't have any close friends. He always had performance pressure as a lot of money was spent on his education and wasn't performing too good which later turned into depression. He himself admit that he had suicidal tendencies at sometime. He started cannabis misuse to come out of his d

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Hi, hearing of voices is one symptoms of psychosis as well as many other condition. Since there is history of cannabis use it might be as cannabis induced psychotic disorder or it may be just incident ...  Read More

I am feeling extremely lonely and have no family or friends or siblings. Can I delibrately induce psychosis to ensure I am not feeling lonely and get an illusion that I have someone. If I don't find a way to do it I will succumb to loneliness and will not be alive.

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The most effective solution for dealing with anxiety for me personally was waking up early. Iam not a morning person but once i tried this, i was surprised how good this made me feel. It helped me fin ...  Read More

I have been diagnosed with cannabis induced psychosis 5 months back. I am on medication right now with Nexito 20 one time at a day. Also my oleanz 2.5 has been stopped recently. I was experiencing thoughts which were bizarre and also became paranoid at times. I used to fear a lot and also used to have some suicidal thoughts as well. With the medica

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Hello dear, Interesting question...Common query though...See being a functional addict of something is usually the demand of someone coming out of substance use or dependence...But you have to under ...  Read More

We had consulted a psychiatrist He had diagnosed as karsakoff psychosis. Treatment is giving some control. No other co morbidies. Vitals stable. Should I continue sodium valproate? Olanzapine? Haloperidol Lorazepam

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Hello, Better to discuss your case with your treating psychiatrist ...  Read More

I am 6 week pregnant and having drug induced allergy on all over the body like urticaria. What should I do?

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Dont worry.. Medicine available for good improvement......As the treatment varies depending on the severity... Send photos of the affected area, by direct online consultation for accurate diagnosis an ...  Read More

I have read a book called "Drug induced dementia a perfect crime" written by Dr. Grace E. Jackson Psychiatry ., So is it true that Psychiatry drugs are induced dementia?

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Dementia jenerally not due to drug induced,may be pseudodementia due to durgs like Antichlinergics drugs THP,Tetrabenazine etc.so Don't worry,consult psychiatrist n need proper evaluation. ...  Read More

Recently my father consulted for Parkinson related problem. This problem existed from 20 years and from beginning to 20 years only one doctor was handling. But recently new doctor was consulted and he diagnosed it as drug induced EPS. Please tell me what is drug induced EPS how and when it occurs. What are the symptoms of EPS.

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Hello! Drug induced extra pyramidal symptoms also known as extra pyramidal side effects occur due to use of typical antipsychotic medication and some times due to antidepressa ...  Read More

My mother 58 has been diagnosed with tb meningitis, she was given rifampicin,isonizid,pyrazinamide. However after 15 days she devoloped tb drugs induced hepatitis, now she been given streptomycin injection, ethambutol instead, my question how can we prevent such drug induced hepatitis again and whether her first line of treatment should be altered

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You are wright medication In some patients ATT drugs shows side effects like hepatitis. In those patients modify ATT course will be given ...  Read More

I had constipation and anal fissure got treated from gastro doctor and become fine Now for neuropathy , consulted neurologist he gave Trugaba-nt 100 and juviana plus. After taking these every night i am getting constipation again. Motion is not coming properly. Please help how to overcome drug induced constipation Note: i had more health problems t

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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult. ...  Read More

I have been getting bloating for long time.. I have been taking esomeprazole for more than 6 months.. Bloating had gone for a small amount of time.. But when I withdrew ppi.. It again started.. I had endoscopy done and it was hemorrhagic gastritis (drug induced doxycycline) .. I took ppi for 3 months bloating was gone.. When I stopped ppi it starte

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Continue ppi. Taper dose of sucralfate & then stop once you are fine. ...  Read More

I am suffering from this disease from 8 years. I hear voices, anxiety, panic attacks and all is there. All symptoms of schizophrenia are there. SSRIs like fluoxetine, escitalopram, sertaline and peroxetine were on me for 7 years.After that every SSRI stopped working after 1 month. So for 1 year I was tried by several doctors and SSRIs were prescrib

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Hi.. these could be Extra Pyramidal Symptoms. Side effects of Anti psychotic medication. ...  Read More

Please note : My diagnosis was done by a psychiatrist . My mental problem started with Pure OCD and anxiety , later on which also included some traits of borderline personality disorder . Recently I started having thoughts Like - WHAT IF I start hallucinating ? What if I go crazy ? And if I tried to challenge my thoughts I started getting delusion

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Hello, your diagnosis will be OCD and anxiety is comorbid in that. OCD comes along with anxiety and depressive features so what you have to do is start psychotherapy in order to prevent escalation of ...  Read More

I have pure ocd and some traits of borderline personality disorder along with anxiety . I am undergoing treatment for it, but recently I have started having mild delusions , that I am aware of. I mean I know they are just false beliefs , but they make me anxious because doctor says that m on the edge of psychosis . I am extremely scared of psychosi

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These appear more like obsessive thoughts. ...  Read More

She is under medication for psychosis depression but stops having medicine once she feels better. So she again gets depression Psychosis. Earlier without medicine she use to go about 3 months but now with in a week she get psychosis. She has family history as well, her sister is bipolar. What are the options in such a case.

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Exercising - Studies show that a regular cardio exercise routine can be just as effective as the highest dose of the most potent antidepressant. Writing - Many therapist recommend writing down your fe ...  Read More

Hello sir, I was suffering from psychosis from substance abuse, now i got an unexpected high without consuming anything intoxicating. Will i cure from psychosis.

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Complete abstinence from drug of abuse is the key for treating psychosis. Medications are the most important tool to treat psychosis. ...  Read More

Actually I was prescribed on aldectone medication and I took it for 6 months. But this drug induced gynacomestia. Now this drug is withdrawn. Does withdrawal of this drug cures or reverses gynecomastia ? I m also taking amlodipine 25 mg tablets once a day.

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Can help you kindly provide me detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management ...  Read More

I suffer from phobia psychosis. Doctor Gupte from Sangli Maharashtra is treating me. But still this disease of phobia has not decreased. Fear, fear of enclosed spaces, hand tremors. A prescription should be given for this.Dr.gupte From sangli prescription attached.

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ask your doc for exposure therapy ...  Read More

Diagnozed with TB before 5 days, started GOVT TB medicine, after 2 days continuous 103 fever, went to pulmonalisgist, again diagnozed with Drug induced liver injury. Now what to do

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Pl stop temporarily the Att.pl consult Pulmonologist for putting drugs, which will not damage the liver. ...  Read More

Why olazapine is better than resperidone despite that it induce ocd... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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It depends ...  Read More

I had psychosis took treatment risperidone 1 mg and uvox 25 mg everyday for 8 months. Now my symptoms improved can i discontinue treatment. Does psychosis recurr again if stop medication after 8 months? Age 30 female

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Discontinuing medicines should be done under strict supervision of a psychiatrist. Abrupt stopping can lead to unwanted withdrawal symptoms and even relapse of illness. The recurrence depends on type ...  Read More

Does the person with post partum psychosis remain psycho for whole life or recover Fully from it? How many days it takes to recover from Post partum psychosis. Does the Post partum psychosis person leads to bipolar disorder?

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Hello, No they usually recover fully. Time to recover varies. Post partum psychosis can be an indicator of bipolar disorder as well. ...  Read More

My sister hav psychosis symptoms. Doctor gave her zisper forte which contains 4mg risperidone and 2 mg trihexphenydyl. and olimelt 5 mg. now she has tongue movement. she cant speak proper. is it side effect of medicines? is risperidone 4mg safe? In google I read risperidone rthe risk of stroke. is it true?

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What's u have described here is due to side-effects of medication... Now u can reduce risperiodone...and stop... Instead of that go with other antipsychotic...but this decission need a consultation fi ...  Read More

Is it possible to fully recover from Post partum psychosis for whole life? What the chances of relapses and how it can be avoided in future?

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Hi I hope you are getting some support and taking medication. Most people recover fully from post partum depression. Post partum psychosis could be associated with other mental disorders e.g. bipolar ...  Read More

My sister has ocd and psychosis problem.. repeats sentence.. and stretch lip some time in talk and then speaks. Doctor gave him olimelt 10 mg.. and arip mt 10.. is that any side effect of olimelt 10 ? As it is higher dose.

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Hi Any medicine will have side effects as they are chemicals. We need to way the beneficial effects & side effects & decide what is good for patient. As for Olimelt, drowsiness & weight ...  Read More

Can he take drug like viagra for masturbation or similar type of drug? Suggest the name of drug that increase sexual desire.

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I have diagnosed psychosis and taking medication since December 2017. Please help me I don't want to take medicine for lifetime

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Depending upon the issue, the duration of treatment varies from 6 months to few years. One mustn't stop the medication abruptly. Consider having a followup with a Psychiatrist so that your history can ...  Read More

I had 4 steroid shot within a 45 days n was taking 4 mg for 1 month before these shots as i hv rheumatoid arthritis I m noticing dat my periods are irregular n my hairs are falling and i gained sm weight arnd 1 kg in a month... Cn it b steroid induced thyroid Or can it be cured?

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Can be cured. Need proper history and evaluation for better treatment ...  Read More

My sister is suffering from psychosis. Doctor prescribed risperidone 3 mg. But after taking it his period is changed. Periods didn't happen from 4 months. Is it safe to girl. Can it also affect pregnancy in future.

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Amenorrhea is a common side effect with risperidone. It is reversible. Kindly discuss this with the treating psychiatrist, she can be put on some other medicine. ...  Read More

I have a psychosis. 1st doctor provided me amisulpride 50 mg. But it's not working. Is power of amisulpride is low for psychosis. Again i visited another doctor. He gave me risperidone 2 mg. Risperidone is good working. But when i take both together then both medicine is working better as compared to single. Now i am taking both together. Can i tak

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Hi Thanks for seeking help here. The concept here if u r having psychosis then the treatment is adequate dose of antipsychotic. Risperiodone 2 mg nearly equal to amisulpride 200 mg So think why that f ...  Read More

Can amisulpride taken at two times morning and evening. I am suffering from psychosis. Is it safe to take morning and evening.

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Yes, but dont self medicate. If your psychiatrist has prescribed you amisulpride then you can. ...  Read More

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