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My Son Hears Voices That He Is A Gay. He Is Attending A Rehab And Everything Is Normal. Eventually Will These Voices Go Away?
my son is a senior at a university. he went on spring break and somebody put something in his drink. he threw up most of it and continue to drink and smoke marijuana for the rest of the week. when he got home he was shouting that someone said he was gay and that person text everyone back home and told them. i took him to the emergency room and the doctors had to restrain him because he was saying i am not gay. He was sedated and they ave him a ct scan which was find, his vital signs was great and x ray was ok. he only had marijiana in his system. when he came home he smoked marijauna and starting shouting again. he is attending rehab. he said he can still hear the voices saying the same thing. no history of mental illness. he is normal doing everything he was doing before spring break except for hearing the voices some time. Will these voices go away?
There is a lot of peer pressure these days and I understand your concerns for your son. I am glad that he is attending rehab and it will be tremendously helpful that he is seeing a psychiatrist and a counselor there. I am sure he is on medications for the voices and they will eventually go away even if he is hearing them very often. However, he might need to keep seeing a psychiatrist and a psychologist after finishing rehab, as it might take a long time to heal up psychologically from these diseases. It might be helpful to attend any family sessions as well during his rehab. I hope you understand.
I hope this helped, take care and have a lovely day!
After going through your sons status mentioned here , He is most probably suffering from "substance induced psychosis".
This is kind of syndrome which occurs exclusively during use of Hallucinating substances (like Marijuana is one of them), where all possible investigations are normal and patient is absolutely normal before use of substance - after use of such substances except for hallucination sometimes delusion,aggression rest cognition is normal (so his other functions and work will not be affected)
There are chances that within few weeks these voices will go away once he completely abstain from /marijuana.If it persist thereafter also then please consult to nearest psychiatrist in person for detailed evaluation and further management.Consult to psychiatrist for deaddiction purpose also.
Remember that earliest you give him treatment more the chances of positive outcome.
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From the description that you have given it appears that your son is probably developed a new onset psychotic episode. If there was any predilection to develop psychotic illness, then it precipitates by taking marijuana.
The voices will go away if he takes proper treatment. The treatment will last for say 6-8 months.
Olanzapine, risperidone, iloperodone are certain drugs that will be useful for him. He should completely abstain from marijuana.
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My Son Hears Voices That He Is A Gay. He Is Attending A Rehab And Everything Is Normal. Eventually Will These Voices Go Away?
Hi there ~ There is a lot of peer pressure these days and I understand your concerns for your son. I am glad that he is attending rehab and it will be tremendously helpful that he is seeing a psychiatrist and a counselor there. I am sure he is on medications for the voices and they will eventually go away even if he is hearing them very often. However, he might need to keep seeing a psychiatrist and a psychologist after finishing rehab, as it might take a long time to heal up psychologically from these diseases. It might be helpful to attend any family sessions as well during his rehab. I hope you understand. I hope this helped, take care and have a lovely day!