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Improvement of hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD) with oral risperidone: case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2013

N. Subramanian  and
M. Doran
N. Subramanian*
Affiliation:
Senior Registrar in Psychiatry, National Drug Treatment Centre, Dublin & Clare Mental Health Services, Ennis, Co.Clare, Ireland
M. Doran
Affiliation:
Consultant Psychiatrist, National Drug Treatment Centre, Dublin, Ireland
*
*Address for correspondence: Dr N. Subramanian, Senior Registrar in Psychiatry, National Drug Treatment Centre, Dublin & Clare Mental Health Services, Ennis, Co.Clare, Ireland. (Email: [email protected])
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Abstract

We describe a 38-year-old woman who developed symptoms of hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD) after using lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) once and continued to have symptoms of HPPD for nearly 17 years, although she did not use LSD after her first use. The symptoms of HPPD were temporally related to her first LSD use and she responded well to risperidone within a few weeks of commencing on the same. Although different medications have been tried in the management of HPPD including risperidone, olanzapine, clonidine, fluoxetine, sertraline, benzodiazepines and anti-epileptic medications, none have been proven to be the definitive medication of choice in the treatment of HPPD. Furthermore, there have been case reports suggesting worsening of symptoms with risperidone; however, the response to risperidone in our patient suggests the possibility of its effectiveness in the management of HPPD symptoms in some patients.

Keywords

Drug-induced perception disorderhallucination persisting perception disorderhallucinogensHPPDLSDrisperidone
Type
Case Report
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 31 , Issue 1 , March 2014 , pp. 47 - 49
Copyright
Copyright © College of Psychiatrists of Ireland 2013 

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