Open AccessAcyclovir in Bipolar Disorder: A Mismatched Combination?
Author(s) -
Naveen Jayaram,
Naren P. Rao,
Ganesan Venkatasubramanian,
S Sanmuganathan,
Rishikesh V. Behere,
Shivaram Varambally,
Bangalore N. Gangadhar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.92054
Subject(s) - hypomania , bipolar disorder , mood , psychiatry , medicine , mood disorders , drug , psychology , mania , anxiety
Acyclovir, a commonly used antiviral drug can rarely result in neuropsychiatric complications especially in elderly. We for the first time report acyclovir associated hypomania in an elderly woman. Our report suggests that acyclovir is a risk factor for mood episode in vulnerable individual and one need to be cautious while using antiviral agents in patients with psychiatric disorders.