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Year : 2003 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 56-57 |
Olanzapine Induced Mania : A Case Report
BS Chavan1, Ajeet Sidana2, Gurvinder Pal Singh3
1 Professor & Head, Psychiatry, Govt Medical College & Hospital, Block-B, Level-IV, Sector-32, Chandigarh-160047, India 2 Senior Lecturer, Psychiatry, Govt Medical College & Hospital, Block-B, Level-IV, Sector-32, Chandigarh-160047, India 3 Senior Resident, Psychiatry, Govt Medical College & Hospital, Block-B, Level-IV, Sector-32, Chandigarh-160047, India
Correspondence Address:
B S Chavan Professor & Head, Psychiatry, Govt Medical College & Hospital, Block-B, Level-IV, Sector-32, Chandigarh-160047 India
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PMID: 21206817 
A 35 yrs, old male, a known case of Paranoid Schizophrenia for last 20 yrs, not respond to conventional anti-psychotics and was prescribed Olanzapine upto to 30mg/day. Patient developed manic symptoms during olanzapine therapy. He also showed a strong desire or sense of compu'sion to take the substance and progressive neglect of alternative pleasurable activities and fulfilled the criteria for dependence syndrome as per ICD-10 (WHO, 1992). This is a rare case of olanzapine induced mania along with abuse of olanzapine. This is suggested that during treatment with Olanzapine, the clinicians should be vigilant for mood changes and risk of olanzapine abuse.
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