Any experience with people who suffer from psychosis and unstoppably debt-ridden!


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Any experience with people who suffer from psychosis and unstoppably debt-ridden? Please help.?

My brother has been under a lot of stress in the past year. He started to get paranoid once he lost his job. He got himself into a lot of debt and is depressed.
Last week, my father passed away after he suffered a stroke.
My mother is giving him psychosis medication surreptitiously based on a psychiatrist's recommendation.

I'm afraid this is just getting harder on him.
He seems to lack a sense for setting priorities; he is still eager to take on more debt and buy expensive appliances, vehicles, etc.

Please help

Additional Details

1 month ago
The medication prescribed is called Oleanz. The fosage is 2.5mg every night.
The Doctor has advised that the dosage be raised to 5mg.
His social demeanor has improved slightly, however he doesn't seem to have the ability to distinguish the important priorities for him. He is busy attempting to remodeling my parent's house and asking my mother to take on a loan to pay for it.
Meanwhile, he is not paying his own credit card bills that now sum to about $60k. When I try to talk to him and explain to him that these projects cause distress for my mother, he says he is making the place better for her and i should stop bugging him. He adds that I must raise $50k for the remodeling effort.

My mother and I are at wit's end.


Answers:

Are you sure the Doctor has him on correct medication?
I would think he should be on something like Effexor......
Psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hearing voices, feeling persecuted or having paranoid thoughts, can disrupt your life. As soon as you or someone in your environment experiences such symptoms, a physician should be consulted. S/he can make a proper diagnosis and initiate treatment




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