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Suggest treatment for mental illness
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hi my mom is suffering from some mental illness for years. treatments make them sleep only but can't cure. she refused to take medicines and we can't afford expensive one. she hear voices and reply to those in very abusive language. she suspect everybody that people trying to make her sick or abuse. she like to work in water for hrs and feels everything is dirty. she doesn't take care of her even if she is sick or hurt. she lost her health both physically and mentally. she also suffered from diabities and high blood pressuer. we had her treated many times but not good results except she kept on sleeping whole day. please help me.
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Hello,There are medicine.like haloperidol which would help her a lot..it is cheap and very effective. When given at night or late evening hours patient sleeps but not sleep in day time. If she refuses for meds - drugs like above can b added in food items and given to her.There are also injectables which are given in.such patients ( flupentixol etc). They are given once a week for two or three weeks and then once in two weeks and then once  a month. They are also good and cheap.So, please donot worry, she can still get better with low cost drugs and not sleep much..however, you will have to meet a psychiatrist, may be take her once..or just discuss her case and also that you have financial constraints.regarding her repeated washing..once her voices and abnomal thinking and suspiciousness gets better..there can be improvement in hand washing or repetitive acts and it might reduce to a significant extent . Then we can proceed with some mild drug for it if needed.P.S. The cheap/ old molecules in psychiatry are good but have some side effects ( increased salivation, reduced blinking or irregular menstrual cycles). However, not everyone develops them and more over usually, the patient gets better with low dosage.Good luck.Dr. Manisha GopalMD Psychiatry