A Discussion On Over-The-Counter Cough Syrup Misuse

<p>Video version of this podcast: <a href="https://youtu.be/oP_mJmWrfTQ">https://youtu.be/oP_mJmWrfTQ</a></p> <p>Chubbyemu video of this case: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPxb2IG9MOk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPxb2IG9MOk</a></p> <p>Featuring: Dr Sonal Jagasia, MD, MPH. Psychiatrist in private practice.</p> <p>Tweet me: <a href="https://www.twitter.com/hemereview">https://www.twitter.com/hemereview</a></p> <p>IG me: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hemereview">https://www.instagram.com/hemereview</a></p> <p>FB me: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hemereview">https://www.facebook.com/hemereview</a></p> <p>Dextromethorphan is an over the counter cough medicine. It is for coughs. Misuse of it can cause life threatening side effects.</p> <p>References:</p> <p>Dextromethorphan, chlorphenamine and serotonin toxicity: case report and systematic literature review. <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21175434/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21175434/</a></p> <p>Case of Serotonin Syndrome Initially Presenting as Diffuse Body Pain. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6196581/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6196581/</a></p> <p>Serotonin Syndrome. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3865832">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3865832</a></p> <p>Bromism: An overlooked and elusive toxidrome from chronic dextromethorphan misuse. <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31864868/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31864868/</a></p> <p>Dextromethorphan-induced serotonin syndrome. <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19238739/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19238739/</a></p> <p>Cognitive Deterioration from Long-Term Misuse of Dextromethorphan:A Case Report. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1188627/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1188627/</a></p> <p>Pediatric Fatalities Associated With Over the Counter (Nonprescription) Cough and Cold Medications. <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19101060/">https: