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Is There A Treatment For Sleeplessness And Tremors After Witnessing A Shocking Event?

Yesterday my daughter who is 13 witnessed an horrific accident , where her friend who was 14 years old was hit by a bus and died on scene
My daughter is at times very unresponsive to me and withdrawn , she has not slept and eaten and is very pale , she is crying and shaking .. its been over 24 hours and i know it will take time , but i am really concerned for her right now , im not even sure if this is a medical question , but i really need advice
Fri, 28 Feb 2014
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Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
She definately needs help. The illness is called acute stress reaction and if not attended to properly may lead to post traumatic stress disorder which may persist for long. She definitely needs some psychotherapy and some mild benzodiazepines to make her calm. You need to take her to a psychologist/ psychiatrist.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
                                        
Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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Is There A Treatment For Sleeplessness And Tremors After Witnessing A Shocking Event?

Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. She definately needs help. The illness is called acute stress reaction and if not attended to properly may lead to post traumatic stress disorder which may persist for long. She definitely needs some psychotherapy and some mild benzodiazepines to make her calm. You need to take her to a psychologist/ psychiatrist. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.