Multimodal Hallucination (Audio-visual, Kinaesthetic and Scenic) Associated with the Use of Zolpidem.
10.9758/cpn.2015.13.2.215
- Author:
Dushad RAM
1
;
Najla EIMAN
;
Basavana GOWDAPPA
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, JSS Medical College, Mysore, India. akashji1972@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Multimodal hallucinations;
Zolpidem;
Sleep initiation and maintenance disorders
- MeSH:
Butyric Acid;
Delirium;
Female;
Hallucinations*;
Humans;
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
- From:Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
2015;13(2):215-217
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We are reporting a case of zolpidem induced multimodal hallucinations in a 22 year old female without any history of psychiatric disorders. Zolpidem, by acting on gamma-amino butyric acid type A receptor has a potential to cause a paradoxical reaction and there also exists a possibility of an induced delirium with its use. This case reports evaluates its potential to cause multimodal hallucinations. Zolpidem needs to be prescribed judiciously with the caution of potential side effects particularly in females.
