Suggest Treatment For Drug Overdose

Posted on Sun, 29 Jun 2014

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Sun, 29 Jun 2014 Answered on

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Question : my son is being treated for drug overdose...was showing improvements....is on dialysis...and is now being prescribed halodol and celexa and has started returning to a sleepy uncooperative mood not improving daily as before....doctors are threatening to give him shots with the meds if he does not take the pills
Is this common practice? Can anything be done to get med orders changed? Are the interactions dangerous?

Answered by Dr. Dr.Saatiish Jhuntrraa (10 hours later)

Brief Answer:
It is a legal process

Detailed Answer:
Hello
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Changing medicine order is a legal process because this must have been done under court order. I think haloperidol might have caused confusion so deterioration in condition. I don't agree that shock therapy has any role. he might need to reduce dose of haloperidol to minimal level ,with serum drug monitoring done for appropriate levels. generally it should not be life threatening except in case of complications due to sedation.
Dr Saatiish Jhuntrraa

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar