Addiction to lizard: A rare case report

Garg, Mukesh; Sidhu, Balwant Singh; Raj, Rajnish

doi:10.4103/0019-5545.130514

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“…1 In reviewing the literature, there are few cases described of patients with BD presenting with ultra-RC. One of the earliest cases described in the literature was by Garg et al 2 in 1998. This case involved a 44-year-old man with a classic presentation of BD, with biweekly alternation of depressive and manic episodes, with little response to lithium treatment.…”

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confidence: 99%

Faster than light: Ultrarapid cycling in bipolar disorder

Tejada‐Alfonseca,

Pampols‐Perez,

Palacios‐Garrán

2024

Bipolar Disorders

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Faster than light: Ultrarapid cycling in bipolar disorder

Tejada‐Alfonseca,

Pampols‐Perez,

Palacios‐Garrán

2024

Bipolar Disorders

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“…2 Lizards were hunted for extracting its oil as it was believed that it had an aphrodisiac effect. 5 Also such substances are readily available free of cost which makes it more acceptable among the chronic users. 6 Factors like personality profiles, sociocultural milieu and comorbid psychopathology also contribute to these habits.…”

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confidence: 99%

Unusual/unconventional psychoactive substances of abuse

Kakunje¹,

Nishad²,

Kini³

et al. 2019

KJP

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The reports on the use of unconventional substances of abuse in medical literature are scanty. The users seem to have abused these substances when they are confronted with non-availability of regular substances of abuse or lack of money. They also invented new routes of administration and different patterns of using them. The 'high' experienced from it incite them to continue this practice. Unconventional substances of abuse have always created curiosity and captured the attention of mankind. These cases are currently more prevalent than earlier and hence are of important clinical focus. The cases discussed here presented with psychoactive fauna usage in unusual ways.

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“…[ 1 2 ] Newer, unconventional, items of abuse are being reported in recent literature, and the use of easily available products is becoming more common. [ 3 4 5 ] In this article, we describe the case of a young boy with behavioral manifestations of lizard tail abuse – an idea which is still relatively novel and rare. We highlight the role of behavioral therapy in managing this phenomenon.…”

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