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Vijaya Padma Kotapati

1 paper in the library · 11 citations · publishing 2018

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Persistent Psychosis due to Single Dose of Ecstasy

Cureus July 27, 2018 Sanya Virani, Gulzar N. Daya, Navjot Brainch et al. 11 citations

Ecstasy, a popular drug among the younger generation, the primary psychoactive component of which is 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), is rarely known to have acute psychiatric effects and when it does, it is usually short term. We describe a patient who presented to the emergency room in a psychotic state after using ecstasy recreationally. Given his aggressive behavior in the...