Methysergide-induced psychosis: case report with long-term follow-up

Neuropsychobiology. 1989;22(3):125-7. doi: 10.1159/000118605.

Abstract

Methysergide, a congener of LSD and potent serotonin (5-HT) antagonist, induced a florid transient psychosis resembling an LSD psychosis in a patient with spasmodic torticollis with a family history of schizophrenia. Thirteen years later he developed a major depression. A variety of other drug challenges and treatments for his torticollis had no psychotomimetic effect. Blockade of 5-HT receptors may subserve methysergide-induced psychosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Delusions / chemically induced
  • Depressive Disorder / chemically induced
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hallucinations / chemically induced
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methysergide / administration & dosage
  • Methysergide / adverse effects*
  • Psychoses, Substance-Induced / etiology*
  • Torticollis / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Methysergide