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Question: Hello,I am calling for my son in law,he has been sick for almost a week,not eating thinking his food is poisoned,seeing things that arent there and just going into a deep state of thought where he wont even acknowledge we are talking to him,as tho to starr off in a gaze,he has thrown up a few time immediatly after trying to eat and we have tried to get him to the hospital and he refuses,hes also looking out the doors and windows thinking someone is trying to get in to hurt them,
Brief Answer:
Psychosis.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
It appears that your son-in-law is having psychotic symptoms in the form of delusions and hallucinations. He would require treatment with anti-psychotic medicines like Risperdal or Zyprexa. I can understand that he would be unwilling to see a doctor. Please try to contact the doctor who had been prescribing him SSRIs for the learning disability and let him know what has happened. I guess he will be able to change the prescription to cover these symptoms as well.
I hope he has not been taking any amphetamines, marijuana or other such drugs as they can very commonly induce psychotic symptoms.
I hope he gets well soon. Please feel free to ask in case you need any clarifications.
Best wishes.
Dr Preeti Parakh
MD Psychiatry
Psychosis.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
It appears that your son-in-law is having psychotic symptoms in the form of delusions and hallucinations. He would require treatment with anti-psychotic medicines like Risperdal or Zyprexa. I can understand that he would be unwilling to see a doctor. Please try to contact the doctor who had been prescribing him SSRIs for the learning disability and let him know what has happened. I guess he will be able to change the prescription to cover these symptoms as well.
I hope he has not been taking any amphetamines, marijuana or other such drugs as they can very commonly induce psychotic symptoms.
I hope he gets well soon. Please feel free to ask in case you need any clarifications.
Best wishes.
Dr Preeti Parakh
MD Psychiatry
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