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dextromethorphan

[ dek-stroh-muh-thawr-fan ]

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. a white, crystalline solid, C 18 H 25 NO, that acts on the central nervous system: used in cough-suppressant medicines. : DXM


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She also said he was addicted to dextromethorphan, a cough medicine that is sometimes abused.

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There are reports in the medical literature of dextromethorphan cough medicine interacting with antidepressants such as fluoxetine, citalopram, paroxetine and sertraline.

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When we called her psychiatrist the next day, he immediately said it was either unusual sensitivity to dextromethorphan or serotonin syndrome.

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In the future, he suggested she would probably be OK if she only took 1 teaspoon of dextromethorphan instead of two.

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In fact, one study of children between 1 and 5 found that taking two teaspoons of honey at bedtime was just as effective in reducing nighttime cough and improving the quality of sleep as the drug dextromethorphan, which is found in common over-the-counter cough syrups.

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