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Suggest Treatment For Auditory Hallucinations
Posted on
Mon, 22 Sep 2014
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Mon, 22 Sep 2014
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Question : hi my husband name is XXXXXXX he is suffering from a phycological problem.
he used to listen to some voices speaking to him alone.
he used to misunderstand all the family members and he used to shout at them unnecessarily.
finally we met a psychiatrist he has suggested riswel 3mg , homin, parnil and using the tablets for more than one year his problem started to reduce and now he is ok
my question is whether he need to use these medicine throughout the life time or afteer some time can he stop the medicens
he used to listen to some voices speaking to him alone.
he used to misunderstand all the family members and he used to shout at them unnecessarily.
finally we met a psychiatrist he has suggested riswel 3mg , homin, parnil and using the tablets for more than one year his problem started to reduce and now he is ok
my question is whether he need to use these medicine throughout the life time or afteer some time can he stop the medicens
Brief Answer:
detail required
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
Thank you for your query.
I would like to know since when your husband is having such problem ?
Is there any family history of psychiatric illness?
Is there any history of substance use?
I would like to ask you because duration of treatment depends on the duration of illness, episode of illness, treatment response, family history, substance use etc..?
If the duration of illness is short, and first episode and no family history and no substance use then treatment may continue up to one year and if chronic illness then duration of treatment is long.
If better with treatment then gradually decreased the tablet and see the response.
Discuss with your treating psychiatrist.
Awaiting your response.
Thank you
detail required
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
Thank you for your query.
I would like to know since when your husband is having such problem ?
Is there any family history of psychiatric illness?
Is there any history of substance use?
I would like to ask you because duration of treatment depends on the duration of illness, episode of illness, treatment response, family history, substance use etc..?
If the duration of illness is short, and first episode and no family history and no substance use then treatment may continue up to one year and if chronic illness then duration of treatment is long.
If better with treatment then gradually decreased the tablet and see the response.
Discuss with your treating psychiatrist.
Awaiting your response.
Thank you
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
none of his family members has such problem.
I observed this problem from first day of my marriage I am not sure from when we are married almost 7 years back. will there be permanently cure for this illness. his doctor says he hhas to use lifelong.
he sleeps too much because of these tablets
besides from this we dinit even have proper relation also.
I observed this problem from first day of my marriage I am not sure from when we are married almost 7 years back. will there be permanently cure for this illness. his doctor says he hhas to use lifelong.
he sleeps too much because of these tablets
besides from this we dinit even have proper relation also.
Brief Answer:
May be required for life long
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
as you told you did not know whether your husband had this problem before marriage or not, but since last 7 years he has problem so minimum 5 years he has to take medication.
once he has no symptoms one can gradually decrease the amount of tablet or dose up to minimum effective dose.
may be he required one or two tablet for life long.
You can ask your doctor to decrease the dose of sleeping medication as he has more sedation.
one of your medication is of vitamin B 12 so it may not need to take for a long time.
If you have not having any side effects like drooling of saliva, tremors, etc.. then you can also quit parnil.
Discus with your doctor.
Wish you healthy health.
Thank you
May be required for life long
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
as you told you did not know whether your husband had this problem before marriage or not, but since last 7 years he has problem so minimum 5 years he has to take medication.
once he has no symptoms one can gradually decrease the amount of tablet or dose up to minimum effective dose.
may be he required one or two tablet for life long.
You can ask your doctor to decrease the dose of sleeping medication as he has more sedation.
one of your medication is of vitamin B 12 so it may not need to take for a long time.
If you have not having any side effects like drooling of saliva, tremors, etc.. then you can also quit parnil.
Discus with your doctor.
Wish you healthy health.
Thank you
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
thank you doctor I will surely ask his doctor to reduce the does but I have one more question we have one year old daughter is there any possibility that sge will get this problem as her father has this problem
Brief Answer:
Possibility but not always
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
There is increased risk as compared to other child whose parents has no such complain but there is not 100 % risk of development of problem.
Not to worry abut it.
Thank you
Possibility but not always
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
There is increased risk as compared to other child whose parents has no such complain but there is not 100 % risk of development of problem.
Not to worry abut it.
Thank you
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
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