Posted by kp2sushi on March 23, 2004, at 18:26:16
In reply to Re: music in my head, posted by chriscat on March 23, 2004, at 8:11:24
In the course of my research as a psychology student, I have read of several cases of auditory hallucinations in non-psychotic patients.
An inexperienced psychiatrist might be quick to diagnose you with a psychotic disorder, as the DSM IV-TR's criteria for Schizophrenia leaves "bizarre delusions and hallucinations" up to the discretion of the psychiatrist.
A possible diagnosis is Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. This can only be diagnosed with an EEG. The treatment for TLE is often anticovulsants.
Beta-blockers and/or clonodine are not known to induce such phenomena. They act on adregenic receptors in the peripheral nervous system. Actually, scratch that. Propanolol (a beta-blocker) , and a few others, are non-discrimating on the receptors which they antagonize. As to clonodine, I believe it also has activity in the CNS... actually, I'm almost certain that it does.
In fact, beta-blockers and clonidine are known to reduce seizure activity (I just looked this bit up), so why the voices would be more distinct after administration, if you do in fact have TLE, is anybody's guess.
My "professional" recommendation is that you see a Psychiatrist/Neurologist for further review.
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