An overdose of ecstasy. A role for dantrolene

C Singarajah; N G Lavies

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2044.1992.tb02391.x

An overdose of ecstasy. A role for dantrolene

Anaesthesia. 1992 Aug;47(8):686-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1992.tb02391.x.

Authors

C Singarajah¹, N G Lavies

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anaesthesia, Southlands Hospital, Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex.

PMID: 1355634
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1992.tb02391.x

Abstract

An overdose of the semisynthetic, hallucinogenic amphetamine 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine resulted in convulsions, hyperthermia, hyperkalaemia and rhabdomyolysis. The patient's management, which included the use of dantrolene, is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine / analogs & derivatives*
Adult
Dantrolene / therapeutic use*
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation
Male
N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine
Substance-Related Disorders / drug therapy*
Substance-Related Disorders / physiopathology

Substances

3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine
Dantrolene
N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine