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Taking Gabapentin-morphine Sul-fioricet-flexeril-tramadol-clonazapam. Decided To Stop. Withdrawal Symptoms?
Question: my wife has been taking prescription med for years now. the recent ones gabapentin-morphine sul-fioricet-flexeril-tramadol-clonazapam. about 3 weeks ago she decided to stop taking all of them, after 1 day or so she was showing signs of paranoia. after a week she was paraniod , dillusional, hearing voices , and ultimately violent and hospitalized forcefully. having never seen anything like this , my question is : are these withdrawal symptoms from the drugs listed, 2:if so how long will they last( its been three wks now and shes made progress, but still hearing voices etc. 3: will she fully recover
Brief Answer:
Some.clarifications
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
However I would require a couple of more details to help you in answering your query in a better justified way.
1. For what reason was she on these meds before
2. Did she have any past psychiatric history
3. Does she have any family history?
Hope to hear from you at your earliest convenience.
Regards and wish you good health,
Dr. Srikanth Reddy MD
Neuro-Psychiatrist and Sexologist
Some.clarifications
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
However I would require a couple of more details to help you in answering your query in a better justified way.
1. For what reason was she on these meds before
2. Did she have any past psychiatric history
3. Does she have any family history?
Hope to hear from you at your earliest convenience.
Regards and wish you good health,
Dr. Srikanth Reddy MD
Neuro-Psychiatrist and Sexologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
1: she was on meds for back pain , bipolar dis. , blood pressure . 2: she has no psychiatric history. 3: no family history that im aware of ( weve been together 16 yrs now ).
Brief Answer:
Seems to be protracted delirium
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the add on details
Yes, they seem to the withdrawal symptoms of the medications that she was on and this seems to be a protracted delirium.
Normally it doesn't take this long and she should have recovered by now.
She should be on antipsychotics preferable on risperidone or olanzapine by now.
Yes, she will fully recover even though it is taking time.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
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Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
Seems to be protracted delirium
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the add on details
Yes, they seem to the withdrawal symptoms of the medications that she was on and this seems to be a protracted delirium.
Normally it doesn't take this long and she should have recovered by now.
She should be on antipsychotics preferable on risperidone or olanzapine by now.
Yes, she will fully recover even though it is taking time.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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