TY - JOUR
T1 - Rhabdomyolysis after ingestion of "foxy," a hallucinogenic tryptamine derivative
AU - Alatrash, Gheath
AU - Majhail, Navneet S.
AU - Pile, James C.
PY - 2006/4
Y1 - 2006/4
N2 - "Foxy methoxy" (chemical name, 5-methoxy-N,N- diisopropyltryptamine) is a hallucinogenic tryptamine that has been abused with increasing frequency since its appearance in the late 1990s. Like other drugs in this class, foxy frequently produces feelings of euphoria, disinhibition, and auditory as well as visual hallucinations. The drug has been linked to adverse effects, including restlessness, agitation, gastrointestinal distress, and muscle tension. In light of the relatively recent advent of foxy as a drug of abuse and given the inability of commercial toxicologie screening tests to detect the presence of hallucinogenic tryptamines, additional adverse effects seem probable. We report ingestion of foxy by a healthy 23-year-old man that resulted in rhabdomyolysis and transient acute renal failure.
AB - "Foxy methoxy" (chemical name, 5-methoxy-N,N- diisopropyltryptamine) is a hallucinogenic tryptamine that has been abused with increasing frequency since its appearance in the late 1990s. Like other drugs in this class, foxy frequently produces feelings of euphoria, disinhibition, and auditory as well as visual hallucinations. The drug has been linked to adverse effects, including restlessness, agitation, gastrointestinal distress, and muscle tension. In light of the relatively recent advent of foxy as a drug of abuse and given the inability of commercial toxicologie screening tests to detect the presence of hallucinogenic tryptamines, additional adverse effects seem probable. We report ingestion of foxy by a healthy 23-year-old man that resulted in rhabdomyolysis and transient acute renal failure.
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U2 - 10.4065/81.4.550
DO - 10.4065/81.4.550
M3 - Article
C2 - 16610577
AN - SCOPUS:33645686880
SN - 0025-6196
VL - 81
SP - 550
EP - 551
JO - Mayo Clinic Proceedings
JF - Mayo Clinic Proceedings
IS - 4
ER -