Letter to the Editor December 15, 1997

Mania From Dexfenfluramine

Charles L. Bowden; James Dickson, Jr.

J Clin Psychiatry 1997;58(12):548-549

Article Abstract

Letter to the Editor

Sir: A wide range of medications has been reported to induce
manic episodes. These include stimulant drugs, such as
dextroamphetamine. A drug recently approved for treatment of
obesity, dexfenfluramine, is not reported to have adverse effects
of mania, hypomania, psychosis, or other similar behavioral effects.