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Suggest Treatment For Violent Behaviour In A Person With PTSD

a good friend of mine was found in his bedroom semi unconscious he is now in hospital he cant speak is has blindness had hard time breathing he has been dealing with ptsd for the last for years so he is on some serious meds to help have done lots of test all negative haven't done mri because they cant sediatate him long enough to run test he is being restrained also because he becomes erratic can u suggest anything that might be reason for whats happeing
Fri, 19 Jun 2015
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Hello thanks for asking from HCM for your health related queries

I can understand your concern. He is suffering from PTSD and was found in semi conscious state. He was not speaking, became violent and was not sedated properly. Such symptoms usually dont occur in PTSD but can occur due to some mood disorder. Sudden onset violent episodes followed by unconsciousness can also occur in mania, some drug intoxication or some psychotic episode. Please consult with his doctor to rule out these conditions. His serum electrolytes should be checked. Altered serum electrolytes are commonly present with such symptoms.

Low dose antipsychotics can help to calm down and will reduce his symptoms. Please consult a psychiatrist for proper opinion.

Thanks, Hope this helps you. Take care
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Suggest Treatment For Violent Behaviour In A Person With PTSD

Hello thanks for asking from HCM for your health related queries I can understand your concern. He is suffering from PTSD and was found in semi conscious state. He was not speaking, became violent and was not sedated properly. Such symptoms usually dont occur in PTSD but can occur due to some mood disorder. Sudden onset violent episodes followed by unconsciousness can also occur in mania, some drug intoxication or some psychotic episode. Please consult with his doctor to rule out these conditions. His serum electrolytes should be checked. Altered serum electrolytes are commonly present with such symptoms. Low dose antipsychotics can help to calm down and will reduce his symptoms. Please consult a psychiatrist for proper opinion. Thanks, Hope this helps you. Take care