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Sildenafil Misuse for its Psychoactive Properties? A Case Report.

Rahul Mathur¹, Arpit Parmar, Surendra Singh Rajpurohit

¹National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre and Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 29, India (RM, SS, TT, RB, RR); Department of Psychiatry and Drug De-addiction and Treatment Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India (AP).

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Summary

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This case study highlights a patient misusing high-dose sildenafil for its psychoactive effects, not for erectile dysfunction. It underscores the potential for non-sexual misuse of this common medication.

Area of Science:

Pharmacology
Psychiatry
Substance Use Disorders

Background:

Sildenafil is approved for erectile dysfunction (ED) at 50-100 mg/day.

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Recreational use for sexual enhancement in youth is documented.

Nonsexual, psychoactive effects of sildenafil are not well-studied.