Hi all, I am new to this forum. I have a question, but need to give you some back ground.
My wife of 35 years was diagnosed with schitzo effective disorder about 15 years ago. Her symptoms are auditory hallucinations, she hears voices that are not there. She has been taking anti-psychotic drugs for 15 years to stop the auditory hallucinations and they have not been effective. She gained 100 lbs from the medication, and her health is terrible. Recently we found a new therapist and she doesn't agree with the schitzo effective disorder diagnosis. My wife is 65 years old, and the therapist says that it is unusual for people to get that disease at 50. In addition, the drugs do nothing.
My wife's mom had epilepsy...so there may be a genetic connection, that is to say, my wife may possibly have seizures that cause the hallucinations.
It's the only thing that makes sense. I am so upset that the doctors didn't test her years ago. They haven't concluded that she is having seizures, but several years ago when my wife was waking up, I saw her have a severe tremor, like she was having some sort of seizure. I don't have any experience with this, and any advice is greatly appreciated. I may be getting ahead of myself here, but the epilepsy/seizure connection seems to fit. Not sure what they would give her for meds if it turns out that this is the problem.
My wife of 35 years was diagnosed with schitzo effective disorder about 15 years ago. Her symptoms are auditory hallucinations, she hears voices that are not there. She has been taking anti-psychotic drugs for 15 years to stop the auditory hallucinations and they have not been effective. She gained 100 lbs from the medication, and her health is terrible. Recently we found a new therapist and she doesn't agree with the schitzo effective disorder diagnosis. My wife is 65 years old, and the therapist says that it is unusual for people to get that disease at 50. In addition, the drugs do nothing.
My wife's mom had epilepsy...so there may be a genetic connection, that is to say, my wife may possibly have seizures that cause the hallucinations.
It's the only thing that makes sense. I am so upset that the doctors didn't test her years ago. They haven't concluded that she is having seizures, but several years ago when my wife was waking up, I saw her have a severe tremor, like she was having some sort of seizure. I don't have any experience with this, and any advice is greatly appreciated. I may be getting ahead of myself here, but the epilepsy/seizure connection seems to fit. Not sure what they would give her for meds if it turns out that this is the problem.
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