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Suggest Remedy For Frequent Fevers Due To Fear

my brother's daughter aged 17 years studying in college is staying away form home for the first time. she is now suffering form fever every few days. She has under gone all type of treatment for fever but with no positive results. we feel she is having fear of some sort due to a accident she has witnessed. She is not expressing any thing. what next to be done is it proper to consult a psychiatrist.
Wed, 5 Nov 2014
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Hello Welcome to HCM

She has two main issues which need attention-

-She is 17 years old and is staying away from home first time

-She has witnessed an accident

She has complaints of fever almost daily on regular basis but all investigations and examinations came normal. Most likely she is either having problem of home sickness which is causing severe anxiety and is precipitating somatic symptoms like fever. The fever is nothing but weakness and chronic fatigue which is being perceived as fever.
Other possibility is PTSD. Post traumatic stress disorder is a disorder develop after witnessing some serious life threatening accident or event. Post event individuals develop symptoms of anxiety and hyperarousal.

I would advise you to consult a Psychiatrist for treatment and management.

Behavior therapy, medicines like Fluoxetine, Sertraline which are good anti anxiety and anti depressants are used in treatment. Consult a psychiatrist.

Thanks, hope this helps you.
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Suggest Remedy For Frequent Fevers Due To Fear

Hello Welcome to HCM She has two main issues which need attention- -She is 17 years old and is staying away from home first time -She has witnessed an accident She has complaints of fever almost daily on regular basis but all investigations and examinations came normal. Most likely she is either having problem of home sickness which is causing severe anxiety and is precipitating somatic symptoms like fever. The fever is nothing but weakness and chronic fatigue which is being perceived as fever. Other possibility is PTSD. Post traumatic stress disorder is a disorder develop after witnessing some serious life threatening accident or event. Post event individuals develop symptoms of anxiety and hyperarousal. I would advise you to consult a Psychiatrist for treatment and management. Behavior therapy, medicines like Fluoxetine, Sertraline which are good anti anxiety and anti depressants are used in treatment. Consult a psychiatrist. Thanks, hope this helps you.