Psychotic Episode Induced by St. John’s Wort (Hypericum Perforatum): A Case Report
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Son yıllarda doğal ürünlere ilginin giderek artması ile bitkisel tedavilerin kullanımı tüm dünyada giderek yaygınlaşmaktadır. Bitkisel tedaviler içerisinde psikiyatrik bozuklukların tedavisi amacıyla sıklıkla kullanılanlar arasında, sarı kantaron olarak da bilinen Hypericum perforatum da yer almaktadır. Sarı kantaron, başta hafif ve orta şiddetteki depresyon olmak üzere, uykusuzluk ve kaygı gibi belirtilerin tedavisinde kullanılmaktadır. Etki mekanizması tam olarak aydınlatılmamış olmasına rağmen aktif bileşenlerinin antidepresan etkiye sahip olduğu düşünülmektedir. Yazımızda, 47 yaşında, daha önce psikoz öyküsü olmayan ve sarı kantaron kullanımı sonrası psikotik hecme geçirdikten sonra antipsikotikle başarılı şeklide tedavi edilen bir kadın hasta sunulmuştur.
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