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Diabetic, Mentally Ill With Excessive Spitting. On Medication For High BP. Is There Any Treatment?
What is the cause and treatment for my son who is mental ill and spits excessively...he is diabetic and takes a medication for diabetes; takes a high blood pressure mediation and abilify...he has been recently prescribed a medication gerd and sinus infection...both meds seemed to help for a few days..but the spitting excessively has returned??? GDJ
Tue, 10 Dec 2013
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Execessiv spitting if it is compulsive may be part of disease called obsessive compulsive disorder which will be only clear by detailed examination by psychistrist
I would advice such a patient to get in touch with a psychistrist
Dr Lal
Psychiatrist
Execessiv spitting if it is compulsive may be part of disease called obsessive compulsive disorder which will be only clear by detailed examination by psychistrist
I would advice such a patient to get in touch with a psychistrist
Dr Lal
Psychiatrist
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