A Discussion On Over-The-Counter Cough Syrup Misuse

Video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/oP_mJmWrfTQ Chubbyemu video of this case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPxb2IG9MOk Featuring: Dr Sonal Jagasia, MD, MPH. Psychiatrist in private practice. Tweet me: https://www.twitter.com/hemereview IG me: https://www.instagram.com/hemereview FB me: https://www.facebook.com/hemereview Dextromethorphan is an over the counter cough medicine. It is for coughs. Misuse of it can cause life threatening side effects. References: Dextromethorphan, chlorphenamine and serotonin toxicity: case report and systematic literature review. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21175434/ Case of Serotonin Syndrome Initially Presenting as Diffuse Body Pain. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6196581/ Serotonin Syndrome. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3865832 Bromism: An overlooked and elusive toxidrome from chronic dextromethorphan misuse. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31864868/ Dextromethorphan-induced serotonin syndrome. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19238739/ Cognitive Deterioration from Long-Term Misuse of Dextromethorphan:A Case Report. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1188627/ Pediatric Fatalities Associated With Over the Counter (Nonprescription) Cough and Cold Medications. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19101060/ "DXM": a new drug of. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9624331/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chubbyemu/support

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