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Lupron-induced mania
M Rachman1, D A Garfield, I Rachman
1Chicago Medical School Residency Program, Chicago Medical School, Illinois, USA.
Background:
Gonadotropins and sex hormones are intimately related to the stability of affective states. Patients with affective disorders may demonstrate abnormal levels of sex hormones and gonadotropins. It is therefore possible that affective disorder patients may experience mood dysregulation by synthetic sex hormones and gonadotropins like lupron.
Methods:
A case report of a young woman with a history of endometriosis and a past history of irritability and depression is described. Treatment of the endometriosis with lupron induced a manic episode.
Results:
The lupron-induced mania was successfully treated with a mood-stabilizing agent, lithium carbonate.
Conclusions:
Patients with a history of affective disorder may develop manic episodes when treated with Lupron. Mood-stabilizing agents are helpful in ameliorating this unwanted effect.
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