Posted by eazup on February 20, 2005, at 13:38:34
my younger sister was recently admitted to a psychiatric hospital, unable to care for herself. A week previously she had injested an unknown substance, possibly in combination with marijuana. the next day she complained of massive headaches and the inability to concentrate. Over the next week her symptoms increased until she was unable to care for herself. CAT scans showed nothing, she was given an morphine drip, but it did nothing for the headaches. during this time her movements became slow, and she lost the ability to talk. At the time she was admitted to the hospital she was hearing the voice of my brother, who is out of the country.
At this point she is very uncommunicative, able to speak only in a whisper, and not very much. Her cognitive ability is severly limited though she has regained some motor skills. She recognizes all of us, but is unable to maintain a train of thought. At times it seems she is almost about to break out of it, and other times she is very far away.
Research I have done seems to point to an amphetamine or methamphetamine related toxicity, where the substance in question was unable to escape past the blood brain barrier and remained, causing damage. She was on Prozac at this time. Any suggestions on treatment or possible theories of causes would be greatly appreciated
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