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Hannah Briggs #Blog 16

26 Jun 2021, 17:11 Publicly Viewable
  • What different groups of hallucinogenic drugs are known?
    • LSD
    • Psilosibien
    • Mescaline
    • Scopolamine
    • Ketamine
  • Name some typical effects of the hallucinogenic drugs and describe the clinical picture of a patient who took them?

Impaired judgment leads to reckless behavior

Mind revealing effects

Also somatic effects nausea, weakness

Panic reactions occasionally relapse

  • How to treat an overdose with LSD?

Overdose: Nistagmus, severe hypertension, convulsions, may be fatal.

Treatment after overdose: Flumazenil and even antipsychotics

  • How is an overdose of anticholinergics treated?
    • Benzodiazepines for agitation
    • IV fluid in case of hypotension
    • Within 1 hour after overdose: activated carbon