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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (Combination of fever, muscle stiffness, faster breathing, sweating, reduced consciousness, and sudden change in blood pressure and heart rate) Neutropenia [8] Suicidal ideation and behavior; Depression; Painful and/or sustained erection ; Seizures [9] Rhabdomyolysis; Agranulocytosis; Cardiopulmonary failure
Vision loss in toxic and nutritional optic neuropathy is bilateral, symmetric, painless, gradual, and progressive. Dyschromatopsia, a change in color vision, is often the first symptom. Some patients notice that certain colors, particularly red, are less bright or vivid; others have a general loss of color perception.
Oculogyric crisis (OGC) is a rare sudden, paroxysmal, dystonic reaction that may manifest in response to specific drugs, particularly neuroleptics, or medical conditions, such as movement disorders. This neurological phenomenon is characterized by a sustained dystonic, conjugate , involuntary upward deviation of both eyes lasting seconds to hours.
The injectable drug, which is sold under the brand names Wegovy and Ozempic, is FDA-approved to help with weight loss and type 2 diabetes, but research and general use by the public has turned up ...
Health officials in Europe are investigating Ozempic and the trendy drug’s possible link to an eye-rotting condition that causes blindness. On Dec. 17, the European Medicines Agency announced ...
The most prevalent research on prescription drugs with side effects of macropsia deals with zolpidem and citalopram. Zolpidem is a drug prescribed for insomnia, and although it has proven beneficial effects, there have been numerous reported cases of adverse perceptual reactions. [ 13 ]
This sudden increase in blue light reaching the retina causes the brain to perceive a blue tint in vision. This effect is temporary as the brain and eyes gradually adapt to the new lens. Medication Effects: Certain medications, such as sildenafil, interfere with enzymes in the retina, particularly phosphodiesterase-6 (PDE6). This disruption ...
The first symptoms of neuroleptic malignant syndrome are usually muscle cramps and tremors, fever, symptoms of autonomic nervous system instability such as unstable blood pressure, and sudden changes in mental status (agitation, delirium, or coma). Other possible symptoms include sweating, trouble swallowing, tremors, incontinence, and mutism.