My partner has auditory hallucinations. This is not coming from schizophrenia (she is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, more like she is hearing the same thought going over and over in her head like a song is stuck in her head. She is on Risperadol and has had an injection of Geodone both have given her uncomfortable side effects.
2006-11-30 17:02:07 · 9 answers · asked by kar506 3 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Antipsychotic medications are used for the treatment of psychotic symptoms in all sorts of disorders. These medications have plenty of side effects and some patients will tell you that the side effects are worse than the symtoms. If your partner is able to find a way to cope with her auditory hallucinations without medication, it may be okay. Have her talk with a well trained professional and possibly someone who specialises in borderline personality disorder. She may learn some coping techniques. She should also speak with a psychiatrist to help her find a medication that can find the right medication for her condition. A thought going over and over in one's head isn't exactly an auditory hallucination so much as it is a problem with thinking. Auditory hallucinations are generally heard as if real or loud instead of just repeating.
2006-11-30 17:10:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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My partner has auditory hallucinations. This is not coming from schizophrenia (she is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, more like she is hearing the same thought going over and over in her head like a song is stuck in her head. She is on Risperadol and has had an injection of Geodone...
2015-08-06 21:22:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be sure that she is truly having auditory hallucinations. Often people with borderline personality disorder come to label their own internal ruminations as "hallucinations." If they aren't really hallucinations or psychotic in nature they won't likely improve with an antipsychotic.
2006-11-30 17:25:11 · answer #3 · answered by Aaron C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about your partner's condition but I was having terrible auditory hallucinations, when my psychiatrist put me on Risperdol but it had no effect; Currently I am on Abilify and the hallucinations have stopped all together. You may want to ask the doctor about Abilify. Check out http://www.abilify.com/ for more information.
2006-11-30 17:09:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he totally lacks any emotion and empathy, it could be that he is sociopath. Especially if you say you think his personality is fake. If he's hearing voices Schizophrenia could very well play a part in that as well. Smoking pot now isn't like it use to be when people grew it in their back yard or in a closet with a grow lamp. Now it's soaked in jet fuel and embalming fluid and other things to make it more strong. He could be frying his brain by smoking pot. We had a friend years ago that smoked pot that had been soaked in jet fuel and embalming fluid. He lost his mind and was never the same. Never will be. Such a tragedy. Your friend may be killing brain cells left and right. It would be such a tragedy if he caused himself the problems you are describing.
2016-03-13 07:27:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atypical neuroleptics like risperidone or amisulprid may be one choice. But I don´t think the problem is really related to a psychosis or psychotic symptoms of a borderline personality. Some of my patients with adhd (attention deficit disorder) do report the same symptoms. And there are many patients with borderline with comorbid adhd.
So it might be worth to get a proper diagnosis for adhd and a treatment with older tricyclic antidepressant, atomoxetine and / or psychostimulants. Usually this has to be combined with other treatments including antidepressants and dialectic behaviorial therapy.
2006-11-30 17:34:10 · answer #6 · answered by Martin W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm on Risperadol consta, which is a shot you get every two weeks, and my doctors told me that the Risperadol consta will work better and more effectivly then just the Risperadol pills themselves. Maybe she could mention that to her doctor. So far it's working pretty well for me.
2006-11-30 17:32:39 · answer #7 · answered by Jessie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've only heard of these types of hallucinations in elderly people, but i guess not.
my grandmother kept hearing the same song over and over in her head, and wouldn't stop asking us to turn the music down.
maybe it was because she was 86 at the time, but the doctors said there was nothing they could do.
2006-11-30 17:09:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was going 2 say risperdal because that was what i was on.it helped but the damn side effects where terrible,maybe she should talk 2 the doctor about cogentin ,it helped me with the side effects a little ,maybe it'll help her
2006-11-30 17:12:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋