Paranoid delusions are false, fixed beliefs that a person is being threatened or mistreated, often accompanied by intense feelings of suspicion and mistrust. These beliefs persist despite evidence to the contrary and can significantly impact a person’s daily life and relationships.
Definition from MHA, Mental Health America.
WebMD on persecutory delusions.
Cleveland Health Clinic on paranoid delusion.
Tips on talking with someone with paranoid delusions from Charlie Health.
Delirium
Medications with a side effect of paranoia:
- Acamprosate, Amantadine, Amphetamine, Aripiprazole, Atropine
- Baclofen, BCNU, Boceprevir, Bretylium, Bromocriptine, Bupropion
- Carvedilol, Cevimeline, Ciprofloxacin, Citalopram, Clomipramine, Clozapine, Copolymer, Cyclobenzaprine
- Delta, Deprenyl, Donepezil
- Efavirenz, Entacapone, Ephedrine, Ethosuximide
- Felbamate, Fentanyl, Fexofenadine, Flecainide, Flumazenil, Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine
- Gabapentin, Galantamine, Gatifloxacin, Ge-132, Glat
- Hydromorphone, Hydroxybutyrate
- Ifosfamide, Iloperidone
- Ketorolac
- L-Dmp, Lamotrigine, Levetiracetam, Lomefloxacin
- Medroxyprogesterone, Mefloquine, Memantine, Meperidine, Mirtazapine, Mycophenolate
- Nabilone, Naltrexone, Nefazodone
- Octreotide, Ofloxacin, Olanzapine, Oxybutynin
- Paroxetine, Pentamidine, Pergolide, Pramipexole, Prednisolone, Pregabalin
- Quetiapine
- Raltegravir, Rasagiline, Reboxetine, Riluzole, Rimonabant, Risperidone, Rivastigmine, Ropinirole
- Sativex, Scopolamine, Sertraline
- Tiagabine, Tolcapone, Topiramate, Tramadol, Trazodone, Trihexyphenidyl
- Varenicline, Venlafaxine, Vigabatrin
- Zalcitabine, Ziconotide