• Ugeskrift for laeger · Nov 2008

    Case Reports

    [Acute psychosis following bupropion overdosage].

    • Maria Bergkvist Hansen, Kirsten Braendholt Rasmussen, and Vagn Braendholt.
    • Børneafdelingen, Sygehus Syd Naestved, DK-4700 Naestved. mihs@regionsjaelland.dk
    • Ugeskr. Laeg. 2008 Nov 10;170(46):3777-8.

    AbstractBupropion is an antidepressant, which in Denmark is only used as an aid for smoking cessation. The toxicological side-effects include insomnia, gastrointestinal symptoms, tachycardia and seizures. A case of intentional overdose in a fourteen-year-old boy is presented. He developed hallucinations and tachycardia after ingesting only 1500 mg of bupropion, but recovered without sequelae.

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