Priapism following trazodone overdose with cocaine use.
Priapism is a urologic disorder and medical emergency with a variety of known etiologies including the use of psychotropic medications. The antidepressant trazodone is the agent most frequently implicated in the precipitation of priapism. Additionally, a number of drugs of abuse including marijuana, ethanol, and cocaine have been known to cause the disorder. It is unknown if drugs may act in an additive or a synergistic manner to cause priapism. We report a case of priapism which occurred following trazodone overdose in an individual actively using cocaine. This case suggests that combined trazodone and cocaine use may pose an additional risk of priapism. Since trazodone is commonly employed as a hypnotic and often chosen for polysubstance abusers due to its low abuse potential, clinicians should be aware of the possible additive risk of priapism in this patient population.
Myrick
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The Institute of Psychiatry, The Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
Markowitz
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Henderson
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D000328:Adult; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003042:Cocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D062787:Drug Overdose; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009294:Narcotics / Q000009:adverse effects; D011317:Priapism / Q000139:chemically induced*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D014196:Trazodone / Q000009:adverse effects*
D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D003042:Cocaine; D009294:Narcotics; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors; D014196:Trazodone