LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) Flashcards
5 characteristics of LSD…
Colorless
Odorless
Tasteless
Tachyphylaxis (rapid tolerance)
Rapid recovery from tolerance
LSD causes cross tolerance with (2)
Mescaline & psilocybin
3 MOA of LSD…
Affect extrapyramidal and pyramidal system
Affect sympathetic and parasympathetic system
Has sensory effects
11 clinical features of LSD…
Euphoria
Dysphoria
Visual: things more colorful, fixed objects appear moving, flat surfaces alpear deep
Auditory, smell,taste and touch abdnormality
Body parts appear foreign
Loss of time perception
Sympathetic: mydriasis, hypertension, hyperthermia, tachycardia
Fear of self destruct
Schizo like symptoms
Acute panic
Flashbacks
4 managements of LSD poisoning…
Quiet environment and lighted room at bed time
Sedatives (diazepam)
Cloropromazine antipsychotic
Reassurance
What is the meaning of drug habituation?
Tolerance
4 types of addicts…
Therapeutic
Professional
Street
Congenital