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Suffer From Chronic Kidney Disease. Anxiety And Sleeplessness, Drowsiness, Slurring Of Speech And Loss Of Appetite. Advice?

my father is 90 years old and suffering from ckd stage 4. all of a sudden he complained of lack of sleep (only approx 2 hrs a day) and showed anxiety symptoms. he is on serlift 25 mg once a day and alprax 0.5 mg once a day for the past 3 days. he is showing signs of extreme drowsiness, loss of coordination, slurring of speech, fatigue, loss of apetite. alprax 0.5 mg was stopped for aday and the condition worsened . please advise
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Hi there ~

I understand your concerns. Being anxious and sleepless with all the kinds of chronic medical conditions that you have been having are understandable. I also think that the drowsiness and slurring of speech are related to your medications for other medical conditions. The psychotropic medicaitons serlift and alprax may need to be optimized. I will have to have you consult a psychiatrist to adjust these medications.

I hope this helps.

Take care and have a lovely day!
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Suffer From Chronic Kidney Disease. Anxiety And Sleeplessness, Drowsiness, Slurring Of Speech And Loss Of Appetite. Advice?

Hi there ~ I understand your concerns. Being anxious and sleepless with all the kinds of chronic medical conditions that you have been having are understandable. I also think that the drowsiness and slurring of speech are related to your medications for other medical conditions. The psychotropic medicaitons serlift and alprax may need to be optimized. I will have to have you consult a psychiatrist to adjust these medications. I hope this helps. Take care and have a lovely day!