Chelben Joseph, Piccone-Sapir Anna, Ianco Iulian, Shoenfeld Netta, Kotler Moshe, Strous Rael D
Department of Psychiatry, Beer Yaakov Mental Health Center, PO Box 1, Beer Yaakov 70350, Israel.
Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2008 Mar-Apr;30(2):187-9. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2007.10.002.
The objective of this case report is to highlight the possible dangers in individuals with prior psychiatric illness of the use of amino acid and caffeine-containing drinks marketed as energy drinks to combat mental and physical fatigue.
We report on three patients with known psychiatric illness who demonstrated sequelae following use of these beverages with probable association with clinical deterioration leading to hospitalization.
In all three cases, hospitalizations were associated with deterioration of mental state, manifested, amongst other symptoms, by hypervigilance, psychomotor unease and intensified affected responses.
While a casual relationship between the use of these drinks and hospitalization cannot be definitively stated, the close temporal association between the two cannot be ignored. Use of these beverages by individuals with prior psychiatric illness should be with caution and the use of energy drinks may be relevant in the patients' evaluations.
本病例报告的目的是强调，对于有精神疾病史的个体而言，饮用作为能量饮料销售的含氨基酸和咖啡因饮料来对抗精神和身体疲劳可能存在的危险。
我们报告了3例已知患有精神疾病的患者，他们在饮用这些饮料后出现了后遗症，可能与临床病情恶化导致住院有关。
在所有3例病例中，住院均与精神状态恶化有关，除其他症状外，还表现为过度警觉、精神运动不安和情感反应增强。
虽然不能明确说明饮用这些饮料与住院之间存在因果关系，但二者之间密切的时间关联不容忽视。有精神疾病史的个体饮用这些饮料时应谨慎，且能量饮料的使用情况可能与患者评估相关。
