Anyone have any experience of auditory hallucinations?

[Depression = 72% of members]

 I live one hour away from my mother who lives alone.  Twice in the last month I have received angry,  accusatory phone messages from her saying she heard me outside her place, talking about her to someone else or just showing up outside to torment her.  It is so tragic, I have been in touch with the GP to see can we get her involuntarily admitted for psychiatric care. I don't know what it has to come to before they will act to admit her.  I am glad I have the evidence of the voicemails to alert the doctors to her to me worsening condition. When asked at a previous assessment did she ever hear voices she said no! Any feedback most welcome.

[disillusionedandsore]

 I live one hour away from my mother who lives alone.  Twice in the last month I have received angry,  accusatory phone messages from her saying she heard me outside her place, talking about her to someone else or just showing up outside to torment her.  It is so tragic, I have been in touch with the GP to see can we get her involuntarily admitted for psychiatric care. I don't know what it has to come to before they will act to admit her.  I am glad I have the evidence of the voicemails to alert the doctors to her to me worsening condition. When asked at a previous assessment did she ever hear voices she said no! Any feedback most welcome.

[Woolspinner2000]

Is your mother older? How is her health both physically and mentally? I can't say for certain as I'm not a doctor or nurse, but these type of behaviors may indicate various things, and it would be good if she can be seen by a doctor.

My M-in-law had some significant dementia, and whenever she started calling us to ask questions about really strange things such as 'where was her mom and brother' and 'why didn't they ever come to see her anymore' we got very concerned. They had been dead for 25+ years. One day I called the Alzheimer's Association to look for ideas as to why she was suddenly so mixed up, and they suggested that we have her tested for a UTI (urinary track infection). "Really? How could that affect her mentally?" I wondered. Sure enough, each and every time she would act this way, she had a UTI. It is amazing how much an infection can destabilize an elderly person.

I hope that they can get things figured out for you soon.

Wools

[disillusionedandsore]

Hi Woolspinner2000, she is almost 72. This isn't exactly a new behavior.  She has early dementia and a suspected PD. She can be very lucid at times and you would almost question whether there was anything wrong with her at all and then the switch to utter madness.  Hearing relatives/neighbours talking about her or reporting that they were outside because she heard them chatting. Trying to get access to her is a whole battle in itself as she may not answer the phone or the door.  She became very hostile previously when a psych doctor and a nurse attempted to call to see her. Her physical health is good as far as I know,  although she does neglect herself.

[HappyChappy]

I'm sorry to hear about your situation it must be frustrating for you.  Definitely one for the Doctor. People with BPD do fantasize alot, people with NPD are very prone to paranoia. Possibly diagnosis by proxy if you mom won’t come with you ?

[disillusionedandsore]

There was a mention by GP of Cluster A PD... .The validation in that alone has been terrific (for the child in me). Yes frustrating HC in ways especially when there is a new bout of stories about hearing people.  I worry particularly about how vulnerable she is and the future (where will this end). I also react with fear I am realising (after a day or two),  to what seems to be her deteriorating condition.  I am also thinking for the first time in my Life (from being on here) I know we are dealing with mental illness,  facing the facts... .Before I used to think 'does she?' or 'did she just have a nervous breakdown or something once' ?

[isilme]

I think a lot of the issues my BPD mom faced dealt more with how she'd remember things later, insisting things were said that were not.  The only time she actually hallucinated was drug-based.  She was always on prescription narcotics and anti depressants, and many don't mix well.  I remember being terrified one day, about 8-10 years old, when I was getting ready to leave for school and she staggered down the stairs, asking if my 4-years-deceased-grandmother-I'd-never-met had just walked by.

Mom was rarely awake when I got up for school, dad was always gone by at least an hour - so her being up wandering around was alarming.  Also, as an only child, I got to be pretty independent with the lack of consistent interaction, and actually became Mom's caretaker with more and more responsibilities as I got taller and stronger - a 10 year old can do more to help an adult who fell prone in the yard than a 5 year old.   She fell over a lot, because she was essentially drunk and wobbly, and I had been charged with keeping her from falling over and her being up meant I needed to get her back in bed and be late for school.

AND, I was scare there was a ghost in our house   Other things like her asking if I heard things would happen, but it was based on the current drug mixture and her overuse of them.