Self harm and uninterrupted thoughts

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Asked for Female, 37 Years

Hi My sister has uninterrupted thoughts of suicide,guilt,hate and love for family menbers, and has done self harm once ny scratching hands with sharp thing..she was taking clarazepam and olanzapine for past 4 days..is this because of meds?

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Dr. Murugaraja Venkatachalam

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Probably she has border line personality.

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Dr. Satish Rasaily Addiction Psychiatrist 21 yrs exp East Sikkim Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Satish Rasaily

Addiction Psychiatrist 21 yrs exp East Sikkim

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May not be due to medicine because these medicine helps a person to recover. Need to assess for any underlying stress or psychiatric illness to determine the cause of self harm.