title: Mephentermine dependence with psychosis.
abstract: Mephentermine misuse or dependence has been rarely reported in the literature. This is surprising as mephentermine bears a close structural similarity to methamphetamine. Here we report a case of mephentermine dependence with induced psychosis. A 23-year-old professional weightlifter used to administer mephentermine (60 mg) for improving performance in tournaments. The patient became dependent on mephentermine in 2009, and his consumption increased to 100-150 mg every 2-3 days since August 2012 until his presentation in clinic in mid-October 2012. He developed psychosis and had persecutory delusions. Remission of psychosis was seen with stopping use of mephentermine and use of antipsychotic medication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Pt.B.D.Sharma. PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India. Electronic address: hunt4prat_01@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: Pratibha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gehlawat
authors.forename: Priti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Sidharth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arya
mesh_terms: D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D003702:Delusions / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008616:Mephentermine / Q000506:poisoning*; D011605:Psychoses, Substance-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D013566:Sympathomimetics / Q000506:poisoning*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013566:Sympathomimetics; D008616:Mephentermine
keywords: Dependence; Mephentermine; Psychosis