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Why Does One Become Dull & Inactive?

Dear sir, I am vilas from vijaywada, my father is under psychiatrist treatment from last 1 years, but right now they are became very dull and not active. his present age is 59 years only.So riight now what step i will take, to improve the conditions. thanks and waiting for your reply.
Tue, 16 Sep 2014
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Hello and thanks for your query.

I understand that you are concerned about your father being dull and inactive after psyciatric medication. Now, there can be several possibilities for this. One is due to the side effects of memedication such ad drowsiness or extrapyramidal symptoms. Second is due to the psychiatric illness itself which is not fully controlled. For example, some people can have what we call residual symptoms or negative symptoms that could be still persisting. Hypothyroidism could be another possible cause for dullness and inactivity.

At this point, you need to take him to a psychiatrist for a detailed review to find out what the cause of his dullness and inactivity is. He may most likely require adjustment or change in his medication.

Regards,
Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar
Consultant Psychiatrist
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Why Does One Become Dull & Inactive?

Hello and thanks for your query. I understand that you are concerned about your father being dull and inactive after psyciatric medication. Now, there can be several possibilities for this. One is due to the side effects of memedication such ad drowsiness or extrapyramidal symptoms. Second is due to the psychiatric illness itself which is not fully controlled. For example, some people can have what we call residual symptoms or negative symptoms that could be still persisting. Hypothyroidism could be another possible cause for dullness and inactivity. At this point, you need to take him to a psychiatrist for a detailed review to find out what the cause of his dullness and inactivity is. He may most likely require adjustment or change in his medication. Regards, Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar Consultant Psychiatrist