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Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole-related hallucinations
Identifier
019463
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX), also known as co-trimoxazole among other names, is an antibiotic used to treat a variety of bacterial infections. It consists of one part trimethoprim to five parts sulfamethoxazole. It is used for urinary tract infections, MRSA skin infections, travelers' diarrhea, respiratory tract infections, and cholera, among others.
A description of the experience
Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2014 Mar-Apr;36(2):230.e7-8. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.10.016. Epub 2013 Oct 30.
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole-related hallucinations.
Stuhec M1.
- 1Psychiatric hospital Ormoz, Department for Clinical Pharmacy, Ormoz, Slovenia. Electronic address: matejstuhec@gmail.com.
Abstract
............In this case report, we present an 86-year-old Caucasian immune-competent female with major depressive disorder and insomnia who developed hallucinations when treated with two trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole tablets (80 mg/400 mg) in every 12 hours (4 tablets daily) because of lower urinary infection. After trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole discontinuation and switching to nitrofurantoin and risperidone, symptoms significantly improved.
Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PMID:
24268951
The source of the experience
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Activities
Overloads
AntibioticsBladder and urinary tract disease
Urinary and bladder control treatments