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How to convince my brother to get treated for schizophrenia?
Query: Hi doctor, My brother is under medication for schizophrenia since eight years. He is well responded to medicines. But, since two months he has not been taking tablets at night (Arpizol 10 mg). The reason is that unknowingly he is masturbating in sleep. He was in spiritual path where the act is consi... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query with keen interest and understand your concerns. Presence of aggressive behavior, not taking medicines and feeling that people are laughing at him along with the history of wandering tendency clearly indicates that he is slowly developing symptoms o... Read Full »
I am experiencing sudden anxiety attacks. Please help.
Query: Dear Doctor, I am being treated for Schizophrenia which was diagnosed 10 years back, and suffered heart attack during December 2013. I underwent angioplasty (PTCA + Stent) during the same month. I was taking psychiatric drug Sizopin 200mg before the attack; and was asked to abruptly stop the drug af... Read Full »
Answer: HI, Thanks for posting a query at icliniq. I assume that you are having good life with current medicines baring anxiety attacks. The possible reason for your anxiety attacks are: Current medication- Can you outline the onset of anxiety attacks after starting one or another medication that you are... Read Full »
Why do I feel that some people have placed a deadly war material in my socks and shoes?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a problem with people who came inside my home and placed deadly war material in my socks and shoes. I believe there is a transmitter for microscopic weapon parts in my socks, and I have pain in my foot. I need a Morphine tablet. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern and will surely help you out. I feel that you are facing a problem in your mind which could be a manifestation of a serious psychiatric disorder like schizophrenia. Your symptoms, referred to as bizarre delusions, generally occur in schizoph... Read Full »
Is my crazy behavior caused by marijuana or schizophrenia?
Query: Hello doctor, I am unsure of the diagnosis. The doctor told me that I was suffering from schizophrenia and high-functioning autism. If I need medicines and stay on Lithium, how do I get off Olanzapine after taking it? I took a lot of marijuana and went to the psychiatric ward, and they put me on med... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. Although the provided information is insufficient to diagnose a case from the available description. It appears to me that you have cannabis-induced psychosis, a variant of schizophrenia that often starts with the use of cannabis. Althoug... Read Full »
Is talking to yourself a symptom of schizophrenia?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 24 year old female. I am a healthy and happy person. I eat well and exercise well. I have a lot of friends, cool hobbies, etc. But, I have a weird habit. Whenever I am alone I talk to myself standing in front of the mirror. I imagine a lot. I think so many things like I am in an in... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query with keen interest and understand your concerns. From the available description, I do not think you have crossed the limit of sanity or you developed schizophrenia.Schizophrenia is altogether very different disorder where people have abnormal perception... Read Full »
Please suggest a treatment for feeling sad and depressed all the time.
Query: Dear doctor, I am a 21 year old male. I feel quite sad and depressed. I do not even want to perform daily routine. My life is monotonous. I get a lot of negative thoughts. I am so lazy and feel like I do not want to live. I am weak and I lack concentration. I do not feel like going out of my house.... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Symptoms that are commonly present in a depressed patient are: Sad mood. Disturbance of sleep. Disturbance of appetite. Feeling of inappropriate guilt. Loss of interest in previously pleasurable activities. Loss of self-esteem. Hopelessness or worthlessness. L... Read Full »
I have a doubt about the dosage of Sulpitac for schizophrenia. Please help.
Query: Hello Doctor, My brother (aged 18 years) has schizophrenia since two years. (Note : My father has schizophrenia who is under medication for nearly 25 to 30 years). The tablets prescribed by the doctor were Mirtaz 15 and Sulpitac 50. During this period he had an increased appetite and was obese. He ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Thanks for posting your query at icliniq. After going through the detailed history of your brother, it seems that he is suffering from schizophrenia and he responds fairly to Sulpitac. It is also obvious that he had acute exacerbation of his illness after going through some sort of stressor (e... Read Full »
I hear voices in my head that command unusual things. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor,Good day, I would like to seek some help regarding my situation. I hear some voices in my head telling me to do certain things that are unusual. I face some consequences that make me feel exaggerated when I am not able to do so. Even though part of me knows that these consequences are too ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Dear, Thanks for using icliniq. I read your query and understand your concerns. First of all, I would like to inform you that this is unlikely to be a normal phenomenon since it happened on multiple occasions and existing even after years of onset despite having br... Read Full »