This article talks about a man who had some mental health problems and was using a plant called kratom to address his symptoms. Kratom is a natural substance that some people use to try to help with things like pain, depression, and getting off of opioids. The man started taking high doses of kratom and began having hallucinations and trouble sleeping. He went to the hospital because he was so confused and was seeing and hearing things that weren’t really there.
The doctors in the hospital looked at the man’s medical history and tried to figure out what might have caused his symptoms. They decided that the kratom he had been taking was the most likely cause of his psychosis.. The article explains that kratom is not well studied, and there are a lot of things we don’t know about how it affects people. The case study shows that kratom can potentially cause serious side effects like psychosis in some people.
Key takeaways:
- Kratom use can potentially cause psychosis and other mental health problems in some people.
- Kratom is not well studied, so the risks and side effects are not fully known.
- Doctors need to be aware of kratom use and consider it as a potential cause of psychiatric symptoms.
For further reading:
Link: https://www.cureus.com/articles/66518-a-case-report-ofkratom-induced-psychosis
Full Citation:
Cutlip, H. A., Bushman, E., Thottumari, L., Mogallapu, R., & Ang-Rabanes, M. (2021). A Case Report of Kratom-Induced Psychosis. Cureus, 13(6), e16073.
