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Does Intake Of Trilafon Help In Treating Hallucinations?

Posted on Fri, 10 Jun 2016

Question: my son is in prison for attemted murder on his favorite cousinit will be 14 years that he till hears voices due to drug use meth. he was 24when this happened. they are givinghim trilifor. what is the diagnoise for this medication.

Answered by Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Consultation

Detailed Answer:
Hello, and thanks for your question.

Trilafon is an antipsychotic medication. It is being used in your son to treat a methamphetamine-induced psychotic disorder. Meth commonly causes auditory hallucinations, and Trilafon treats auditory hallucinations very well. This is a good medication selection for him.

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Follow up: Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe (1 hour later)

tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers,my son has been incarcerated for 14 yrs. don't knowhow long he's been on trilafon but the voices he hears are down to whispers.his sentence was 35 yrs. will these voices ever go away? he said last year he felt terrible and one of his hallucinations it starts to get bad. he starts thinking crazy things, after its over he doesn't remember. (he thought he was jesus)

Answered by Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe (16 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Followup

Detailed Answer:
It is possible these voices will go away with Trilafon treatment. However, a significant percentage of people treated can have residual symptoms such as whispering voices that persist despite treatment, for several years. So the best way to proceed is to continue treatment with Trilafon and hope for the best.

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