Dextromethorphan withdrawal and dependence syndrome.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:The N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonist dextromethorphan has been available in pharmacies without a prescription since 1954 as an antitussive agent. There is an alarming increase in reports of its abuse. Dextromethorphan is avidly taken, mainly by young people, as a psychoactive drug. The currently available data yield incomplete information about the extent of the problem and its significance for addiction medicine in Germany. CASE PRESENTATION AND COURSE:We report the case of a 44-year-old man who became dependent on dextromethorphan through years of abuse, buying the substance for himself without a prescription in German pharmacies. He told us he had taken it regularly for six years. He had become dependent on dextromethorphan, ultimately taking it in a dose of 1800 mg daily. This led him to overt neglect of his work and leisure activities. A urine sample taken on admission to the hospital was found to contain dextromethorphan. During inpatient detoxification, he developed an vegetative withdrawal syndrome consisting of craving, diaphoresis, nausea, hypertension, and tachycardia. He was treated on our ward for three weeks, and a stay in a residential detoxification facility was planned thereafter. CONCLUSION:Dextromethorphan is a psychotropic substance that carries a potential for abuse and dependence. On the basis of the currently available data, its reclassification as a prescription drug should be considered.

journal_name

Dtsch Arztebl Int

authors

Mutschler J,Koopmann A,Grosshans M,Hermann D,Mann K,Kiefer F

doi

10.3238/arztebl.2010.0537

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-07-01 00:00:00

pages

537-40

issue

30

issn

1866-0452

journal_volume

107

pub_type

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