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Feeling that someone is harming her
My mother in law is 65 yr old...she lives withus in lucknow...last year in August she told us that her neighbour in ghaziabad is doing some tantrik mantra on her...That tantrik is causing harm to her and she is seeing tantrik hurting her and family...We first tried to make her understand that all this is her imagination like a bad dream and she should not overthink about it otherwise it will keep disturbing you...She insisted that it is not any mental problem and what she is saying is true.. ...Things kept going and even now she says tantrik is doing some black magic on her...She feels scared...her behaviour has now become rude...she kept her eyes closed for 2days for no reason some days ago ..then on opening them she said she is scared to open eyes...she started crying today..doesn'twant to go to any doctor......doesn't sharemuch with us...what do we do...please guide...how to help her
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Please do a video consultation, if not able to go to a psychiatrist.. once the medicine are started, u ll notice her improving in few days..
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earlier the start of medications, better the response
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Paranoid symptoms. For diagnosis detailed case history is required. Please consult a psychiatrist
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She needs treatment ..such symptoms occur in old age at times and we see a lot of patients with presentation like this . Kindly visit your psychiatrist. She will benefit with treatment. Hope this helps
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Dr. S Madhavan
Neuropsychiatrist
24 yrs exp
Chennai
Hi please consult a physician and Psychiatrist. What you are describing are medically called 'paranoid symptoms'. Your mother in law needs a complete physical assessment as well as psychiatric assessment. Many a times these symptoms are part of physical health/ brain related problems.
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support her as she is going through very scary and distressing experience. make sure she is safe, eats well and drinks enough fluids.
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