Acute Psychotic Episode Associated with the Intake of a Testosterone-Enhancer Herbal Mixture Purchased Online

Minervini, Lina; Romanini, F.; Solmi, Marco; Passamani, A; Sferrazza, Elias; Schifano, Fabrizio

doi:10.1159/000335042

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“…Increasing consumption levels of substances known as performance and image enhancing drugs (PIEDs) have been recorded . PIEDs are drugs, nutrients, drinks, vegetable extracts or potions from a range of different sources.…”

Section: Performance and Image Enhancing Drugsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A range of natural products available online, such as those containing Tribulus terrestris, are becoming popular because of their alleged powerful pro‐testosterone, muscular strength enhancer formula. Both increased sexual arousal and psychotic episodes (associated with long‐term ingestion) have been described.…”

Section: Performance and Image Enhancing Drugsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Novel psychoactive substances of interest for psychiatry

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Novel psychoactive substances include synthetic cannabinoids, cathinone derivatives, psychedelic phenethylamines, novel stimulants, synthetic opioids, tryptamine derivatives, phencyclidine-like dissociatives, piperazines, GABA-A/B receptor agonists, a range of prescribed medications, psychoactive plants/herbs, and a large series of performance and image enhancing drugs. Users are typically attracted by these substances due to their intense psychoactive effects and likely lack of detection in routine drug screenings. This paper aims at providing psychiatrists with updated knowledge of the clinical pharmacology and psychopathological consequences of the use of these substances. Indeed, these drugs act on a range of neurotransmitter pathways/receptors whose imbalance has been associated with psychopathological conditions, including dopamine, cannabinoid CB1, GABA-A/B, 5-HT2A, glutamate, and k opioid receptors. An overall approach in terms of clinical management is briefly discussed.

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Section: Performance and Image Enhancing Drugsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Performance and Image Enhancing Drugsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Novel psychoactive substances of interest for psychiatry

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“…3 (38)(39)(40) 8 (10,27,(40)(41)(43)(44)(45)(46) 1 (43) 1 (43) Theme 4 1 (50) Theme 5 2 (30,56) 3 (35,51,52) 1 (57) 1 (53) 1 (55) Theme 6 2 (79,90) 17 (62)(63)(64)(65)(66)(67)(68)(69)(70)(71)(72)(73)(74)(75)(76)(77)(78) 9 (58)(59)(60)(61)(91)(92)(93)(94)(95) Theme 7…”

Section: Retrieved Articlementioning

confidence: 99%

“…E-commerce websites intended for marketing of herbal products often provide therapeutic claims and therefore need to be evaluated. Several studies have highlighted the risk associated with CAM products marketed online [62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78]. False online CAM information may be perceived as true by patients [79].…”

Section: Theme 6: Evaluation Of Online Cam Informationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is an abundance of CAM related information over the Internet and such products can be easily procured online. Several of the studies discussed in previous sections [11,25,58,59,[61][62][63][64][65][66][67] indicate the possibility of misleading claims and inaccuracies in information content by e-commerce websites. To avoid adverse events it is important to monitor the spread and marketing of dietary supplements (including herbal products) online using surveillance systems.…”

Section: Theme 7: Surveillance Of Cam Information and Productsmentioning

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Identifying Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage Information from Internet Resources

Sharma¹,

Holmes²,

Sarkar

2016

Methods Inf Med

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SUMMARY Objective Identify and highlight research issues and methods used in studying Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) information needs, access, and exchange over the Internet. Methods A literature search was conducted using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines from PubMed to identify articles that have studied Internet use in the CAM context. Additional searches were conducted at Nature.com and Google Scholar. Results The Internet provides a major medium for attaining CAM information and can also serve as an avenue for conducting CAM related surveys. Based on the literature analyzed in this review, there seems to be significant interest in developing methodologies for identifying CAM treatments, including the analysis of search query data and social media platform discussions. Several studies have also underscored the challenges in developing approaches for identifying the reliability of CAM-related information on the Internet, which may not be supported with reliable sources. The overall findings of this review suggest that there are opportunities for developing approaches for making available accurate information and developing ways to restrict the spread and sale of potentially harmful CAM products and information. Conclusions Advances in Internet research are yet to be used in context of understanding CAM prevalence and perspectives. Such approaches may provide valuable insights into the current trends and needs in context of CAM use and spread.

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