Treatment of Methamphetamine crisis
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Sleep. No sleep = No recovery. They have to sleep.
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Treat any agitation with benzodiazepine​ +/- antipsychotic
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Let them rest. Assist to find shelter.
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Example: Trazodone 50-100mg nightly x 1 week
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Antipsychotic. Any hint of psychosis
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Example: Olanzapine 5-10mg twice a day X 1 week
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Explain it is OK to take as needed to
"slow down your thoughts and help you sleep."
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Mirtazapine May help reduce withdrawal symptoms.
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30mg at night​
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Cadet, Jean Lud, and M. S. Gold. "Methamphetamine-induced psychosis: who says all drug use is reversible." Curr. Psychiatry 16 (2018): 15-20.