Musaab Hamdoon, Maria Satchi, Fay Fawke, Sanjeev Madaan
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Abstract
Advanced and metastatic prostate cancer is often managed with hormonal blockage. Luteinising hormone-releasing hormone antagonists achieve rapid testosterone suppression and are used for the treatment of advanced or metastatic prostate cancer. Degarelix is a luteinising hormone-releasing hormone antagonist and is given as a loading dose, followed by a monthly maintenance dose. We report a case where a patient was inadvertently given a second loading dose of Degarelix that resulted in acute psychosis in the form of panic attacks, delusions, suicidal thoughts, insomnia and some visual hallucinations, which are not reported as side-effects of Degarelix.
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JRSM Open is a peer reviewed online-only journal that follows the open-access publishing model. It is a companion journal to the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. The journal publishes research papers, research letters, clinical and methodological reviews, and case reports. Our aim is to inform practice and policy making in clinical medicine. The journal has an international and multispecialty readership that includes primary care and public health professionals.
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