Psychotic Episodes Associated with the Use of Common Proprietary Decongestants
FRANCIS J. KANE JR. M.D.1, and
BRUCE Q. GREEN M.D.2
1 Director of Psychiatric Inpatient Services, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill
2 Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill
Three cases are presented in which there is a temporal association of the ingestion of decongestant compounds and the occurrence of acute psychotic episodes. The free availability of such drugs as nonprescription medication is questioned.
