Prognosis and Complications – Methamphetamine Toxicity

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Side Effects of Methamphetamine

Acute overdose of methamphetamine may result in the following:

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Cardiovascular collapse
Ventricular tachyarrhythmia
Intracranial hemorrhaging
Overdrive of the sympathetic nervous system
Death

Long-term methamphetamine use may result in the following:

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Atherosclerosis
Hypertension
Myocardial infarction
Chronic heart failure
Soft-tissue infection
Sepsis
Changes in cognitive function
Personality disorders

Complications of methamphetamine use include the following:

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Aura stage: hallucination, dizzy, numbness, confusion, distorted emotions.
Tonic stage: Back arched, incontinence, stiff body, epileptic cry
Clonic stage: Jerky movements, frothy saliva, blinking eyes
Postictal stage: Weak limbs, exhaustion, sleepy"

Acute kidney injury
Seizures
Stroke with permanent deficits
Acute coronary ischemia or infarction
Congestive heart failure (CHF)
Ventricular arrhythmias
Rhabdomyolysis
Psychosis
HIV and viral hepatitis
Periodontal disease
Skin infections
Coma

Information gathered from:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430895/