Stimulant psychosis

Stimulant psychosis be a mental disorder wey be characterized by psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, paranoid ideation, delusions, disorganized thinking, den grossly disorganized behaviour. E typically dey occur dey follow an overdose anaa several day binge on psychostimulants, although e fi occur insyd de course of stimulant therapy, particularly at higher doses. Na one study report occurrences at regularly prescribed doses in approximately 0.1% of individuals within de first several weeks after dem start amphetamine anaa methylphenidate therapy. Methamphetamine psychosis, anaa long-term effects of stimulant use insyd de brain (at de molecular level), dey depend upon genetics wey fi persist for months or years. Psychosis sanso fi result from withdrawal from stimulants, particularly wen na psychotic symptoms be present during use.

De most common causative agents be substituted amphetamines, wey dey include substituted cathinones, as well as certain dopamine reuptake inhibitors such as cocaine den phenidates.

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Category:Psychosis
Category:Biology of bipolar disorder
Category:Amphetamine