Delirium vs psychosis?

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Both seem similar, both cause hallucinations but I think delirium is more extreme and can be lifethreatening, also our meds aps don’t work for dementia psychosis

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Isn’t delirium a degenerative disease that comes with age?

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Where did you read that?

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I read they don’t use dopamine dopamine blockers as they make them worse. Parkinson psychosis is caused by a lack of dopamine, in sz its an excess of dopamine in a part of the brain striatum, i will post link

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Some of the more common causes include:

  • Advanced cancer.
  • Alcohol or drugs, either from intoxication or withdrawal. …
  • Dehydration and electrolyte imbalances.
  • Dementia.
  • Hospitalization, especially in intensive care.
  • Infections, such as urinary tract infections, pneumonia, and the flu.
  • Medicines. …
  • Metabolic disorders.
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NUPLAZID is the only medicine approved to treat hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD)

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My grandfather died of dementia. It’s a very sad illness. I hope I don’t get it.

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@Aziz did the doctor up your dose?

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Yes to 3mg risperidone

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I always thought that parkisons related psychosis is a side effect of them taking l dopa!

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I’m sorry.

My great-grandma on my moms side had dementia in her final years. She lived to 99!

I feel you on that one. I hope I don’t get it in the future, i’ve had tons of concussions.

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Both causes psychosis, the disease and the meds but the ldopa doesn’t cause psychosis in everyone taking it.

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Nuplazid doesn’t affect dopamine but it affects serotonin

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Where did you read that the parkisons disease itself causes psychosis?

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Medication, dementia and delirium are the three main contributors to the development of psychosis in Parkinson’s disease.

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I find it weird their psychosis med doesn’t work for us as it doesn’t block dopamine receptors.

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Yea that’s interesting. Perhaps it’s two different mechanisms of psychosis or such

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