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euphoria
A feeling of well-being, not necessarily well-founded.
Etiology:
-> pharmaceutical agents
- baclofen (Lioresal)
- cocaine
- cortisol or hydrocortisone (Cortef, Solu-Cortef, ..)
- dexamethasone (Decadron, Maxidex, AK-Dex)
- dextromethorphan
- diacetylmorphine (heroin)
- flumazenil (Romazicon, Mazicon)
- lidocaine (Xylocaine)
- meprobamate (Equanil, Miltown)
- methadone (Dolophine, Methadose)
- methylprednisolone (Medrol Solu-Medrol, Depo-Medrol)
- methysergide (Sansert)
- modafinil (Provigil)
- morphine
- olanzapine (Zyprexa)
- oxycodone (Roxicodone, OxyContin, OxyIR, OxyFast)
- prednisone (Deltasone, Orasone, Liquid Pred, Meticortin)
- triamcinolone (TAC, Aristocort, ..)
- ethanol
* NEJM considers euphoria an exclusive feature of mania & bipolar 1 disorder [2]
General
sign/symptom
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- NEJM Knowledge+ Psychiatry