Am J Psychiatry 1975; 132:870-871
Copyright © 1975 by American Psychiatric Association
Amitriptyline-perphenazine overdose producing delayed hypomania in manic-depressive illness
EJ Mikkelsen and AH Rosebaum
The authors describe a 26-year-old woman who became hypomanic after
awakening from a semicomatose state induced by an overdose of
amitriptyline-perphenazine (Triavil). She had been depressed and had a
strong family history of manic-depressive illness. The case is reported to
support previous evidence that dopamine is a mediator for mania.