Excitement: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Excitement

Acute Amphetamine Intoxication

Benzodiazepines are the preferred initial treatment for CNS excitation, seizures, tachycardia, and hypertension. [merckmanuals.com]

Excitement. Increased attentiveness and concentration. Feelings of euphoria. [drugabuse.com]

Increased doses intensify the effects, and users may become excited or talkative and experience a false sense of self-confidence or superiority. [erowid.org]

Mania

FootballMania is an exciting sweepstakes fundraiser based on professional football. [charitymania.com]

To save this word, you'll need to log in. ma·nia | \ ˈmā-nē-ə, -nyə \ 1 : excitement manifested by mental and physical hyperactivity, disorganization of behavior, and elevation [merriam-webster.com]

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Catatonic Schizophrenia

or posturing; sometimes there is rapid alteration between the extremes of excitement and stupor. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

There are two type of behavioral classes that the catatonic schizophrenic will engage in; catatonic excitement and catatonic stupor. [alleydog.com]

In neither the catatonic stage nor the excitement stage do the behaviors make logical sense. [mentalhealthdaily.com]

Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium

The reason for this sedation is that the drugs allow the excitability of the nervous system to be suppressed, reducing the symptoms of DTs. [therecoveryvillage.com]

Withdrawal is characterized by neuropsychiatric excitability and autonomic disturbances. [dbpedia.org]

In response to alcohol, the brain tries to maintain balance by using several mechanisms to increase the excitability of neurons. [everydayhealth.com]

Delirium

Excited delirium denotes a life-threatening medical condition characterized by the acute onset of agitated and violent behavior that often results in a sudden and unexplained [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The pathophysiology of excited delirium is a subject of ongoing basic science and clinical research. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This case study presents a 37-year-old male who was experiencing excited delirium (ExD) and died in a county jail 4 days after being taken into custody. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hypomania

[…] my copy of mosby's medical, nursing, & allied health dictionary, 6th edition, page 855, defines hypomania as "a mild degree of mania characterized by optimism; excitability [allnurses.com]

Hypomania and Mania Mania is when people experience periods of overactive and excited behaviour with an extreme sense of energy and optimism. [seemescotland.org]

Example #1 Hypomania: You might feel happy and excited, with lots of ideas. [lifehack.org]

Bipolar Disorder

Excitement dimension, however seemed protective. The reason might be excitement/mania domain definition. [doi.org]

Children may rapidly go from being excited, happy, and active to being depressed, withdrawn, and sluggish or full of rage and violent. [msdmanuals.com]

Depressive, positive, negative, excitement and disorganised domains were detected in SCH sample, whereas depressive, excitement and psychotic appeared for BD [ 14, 15, 16, [doi.org]

Gelsemium Sempervirens Poisoning

Sleeplessness from exhaustion, anticipation, excitement. Drowsiness. Sleepiness in students. [homeopathyforwomen.org]

Susceptibility to mental disturbance, excitement or emotion; causes diarrhoea. [vithoulkas.com]

ARGENTUM NITRICUM when diarrhoea follows great excitement, especially when the imagination has been played upon. [vithoulkas.com]

Cocaine Abuse

They may seem excited and act more confident and exhibit a greater sense of well-being. They may be more excited sexually and talkative. [narconon.org]

The regular user experiences a sense of euphoria i.e a state of intense excitement and happiness immediately after taking the drug. [imedpub.com]

Burned lips or fingers (smoking) Heart: Fast heart rate Constricted blood vessels Enlarged Heart Heart attacks Cardiac arrest Mental state: Euphoria Overconfidence Unusual excitement [narconon.org]

Alcohol Hallucinosis

[…] tremens, individuals suffer from a variety of dangerous symptoms such as epileptic seizures of the tonic-clonic variety, confusion, agitation and/or increased levels of excitement [drugtreatmentcenterfinder.com]

Further motive excitement is liquidated and the enterosorbation is carried out. [herbalthera.com]

They basically spring back in a way that creates a reaction known as brain hyper excitability. [newlifespiritrecovery.com]

Amanita Muscaria Poisoning

[…] generalized destruction of cells, followed by organ failure Neurotoxins* ; Compounds that cause neurological symptoms such as profuse sweating, coma, convulsions, hallucinations, excitement [meddev.uio.no]

[…] is soon followed by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, excessive salivation, perspiration, watering of the eyes, slowed and difficult breathing, dilated pupils, confusion, and excitability [britannica.com]

Its effect on the brain excites neural transmitters causing the hallucinogenic effects, which are very unpredictable and will differ from person to person. [mushroomdiary.co.uk]

Substance Withdrawal Syndrome

Chronic alcohol use can cause complex changes in their brain, including to the neurotransmitters dopamine and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which affect excitement and a [medicalnewstoday.com]

Excessive drinking excites and irritates the nervous system. If you drink daily, your body becomes dependent on alcohol over time. [healthline.com]

Under normal conditions, the CNS maintains a balance between excitation and inhibition. [unboundmedicine.com]

Taxus Poisoning

─ Short cough, after every meal, excited by full inspirations, with oppression. 18. [homeoint.org]

It effectively holds open the voltage-dependent sodium channel, increasing cellular excitability. [mdedge.com]

Taxol has shown exciting potential as an anti-cancer drug, particularly in the treatment of ovarian cancers[238]. [pfaf.org]

Schizoaffective Disorder

Diagnostic Guidelines There must be a prominent elevation of mood, or a less obvious elevation of mood combined with increased irritability or excitement. [mhreference.org]

You may: feel very excited and enthusiastic about life be angry or irritable, especially if someone contradicts or questions you be very talkative make plans that are quite [mind.org.uk]

hopelessness, or pessimism; lowered self-esteem and heightened self-depreciation; a decrease… mania Mania, in psychiatric terminology, any abnormal or unusual state of excitement [britannica.com]

Schizophrenia

A 53-year-old man with schizophrenia was admitted to the psychiatric hospital because of excitement, monologue, muscle rigidity, and insomnia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] encodes a subunit of sodium voltage-gated channels expressed primarily in the central nervous system that are responsible for action potential initiation and propagation in excitable [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

There is evidence supporting the existence of eight major dimensions of psychopathology: psychosis, disorganization, negative, mania, depression, excitement, catatonia and [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Datura Stramonium Poisoning

[…] thorn apple. datura, Datura a genus of toxic plants in the family Solanaceae; contain tropane alkaloids including hyoscine (scopolamine), hyoscyamine, atropine which cause excitement [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Case report A 3.5-year-old girl was brought to the emergency department by her parents for excitation, delirium, and hallucinations occurring within the hour following accidental [intjem.springeropen.com]

After 6 hours of admission, child developed irrelevant speech, excitation, delirium, hallucinations, and flushing of face. [cjhr.org]

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

This represents an exciting extension of interpersonal psychotherapy to an anxiety disorder. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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The identification of a PTSD biomarker has exciting implications for limiting or preventing symptoms of the disorder. [sciencedaily.com]

Thyrotoxic Crisis

thyreos, shield, eidos, form, krisis, turning point a sudden exacerbation of symptoms of thyrotoxicosis, characterized by fever, sweating, tachycardia, extreme nervous excitability [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Thyroid hormone affects all organ systems, and is responsible for increasing metabolic rate, heart rate, ventricle contractility, as well as muscle and central nervous system excitability [mhmedical.com]

Rationale: Increased irritability of the CNS may cause patient to be easily excited, agitated, and prone to emotional outbursts. [rnpedia.com]

Phencyclidine Intoxication

In higher doses, however, it may also excite these receptors. A typical dose is 5 to 10 milligrams, and 10 mg has been reported to cause stupor. [medicalnewstoday.com]

Opening of these channels therefore facilitates a hyperpolarizing current, which reduces neuronal excitability. [en.wikipedia.org]

The responses ranged from ataxia (loss of coordination) and excitation to a condition of surgical anesthesia. [lycaeum.org]

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Emotional dysregulation (ED) is a dysfunction in modifying an emotional state in an adaptive and goal oriented way, with excitability, ease anger, and mood lability. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Like many people with A.D.H.D., she hankered for exciting and varied experiences and also resorted to alcohol to relieve boredom. [nytimes.com]

“We’re pretty excited about the possibility that some brain measurement would tell us which child or adult is most likely to benefit from a treatment.” [mcgovern.mit.edu]

Substance Abuse

“I was never an addict, I was never addicted to anything – I was always somebody who was into sports – I was a power lifter … I was excited to go to the gym every day,” Bell [foxnews.com]

Stimulant Drug Use Stimulant drugs are most commonly linked with both the onset and exacerbation of anxiety, as they lead to a rapid excitement of the neurotransmitters in [rehabs.com]

Endrin Poisoning

Sensory disturbances, excitation with myoclonic jerking, convulsions, tremor, ataxia, agitation, nervousness, and amnesia may occur. [microkat.gr]

Contributes to calcium sequestration involved in muscular excitation/contraction. [t3db.ca]

Benzene Poisoning

Symptoms of Acute benzeneSymptoms of Acute benzene poisoning---2poisoning---2 Can be gradually excited, face wave of color, then headache, dizziness, weakness, numbness of [slideshare.net]

[…] tightness Headache, lethargy Nausea, vomiting; appetite loss Vision abnormalities including blurry vision Increased or irregular heart-rate Feeling dizzy or drowsy Over-excitement [dovemed.com]

exciting, who will soon re-occurrence of central nervous system suppression, ambiguity or loss of consciousness or even death; The second stage of mainly gastrointestinal [slideshare.net]

Paranoid Personality Disorder

[…] talking, leading to inappropriate self-disclosure and social friction; inability to spend time alone; attention seeking and overly dramatic expression of emotions; reckless excitement [ptypes.com]

[…] three months since my 17-year-old son returned to us from his 30-day stay at Paradigm Malibu and, I can honestly say, I have never seen him happier, more optimistic, or more excited [paradigmmalibu.com]

Lysergic Acid Diethylamide Poisoning

(NTP, 1992) Health Hazard SYMPTOMS: Symptoms of exposure to this chemical are euphoria, hallucinations, distorted perception, excitement, and anorexia. [cameochemicals.noaa.gov]

[…] sharpening color, greater freedom from prescribed mental sets, increased syntactical organization, deeper accessibility of past impressions, and a heightened sense of emotional excitement [selfhacked.com]

In the 1990s and early twenty-first century, the appeal of LSD appears to be the enjoyment of the intense experience, as users claim it makes everyday life more exciting, [encyclopedia.com]

Dementia

There are other exciting and innovative projects and prizes that are taking place in this area. Below are links to some of these. [longitudeprize.org]

[…] quickly, and can include: Delirium, which is sudden severe confusion Body tremors Changes in mental function Agitation, irritability Deep sleep that lasts for a day or longer Excitement [medlineplus.gov]

It worked in mice and so, to great excitement, researchers tested it in patients. [nytimes.com]

Hyperthyroidism

When hyperthyroidism is suspected, drugs that excite the sympathetic nerves or promote the release of histamine should not be used during caesarean section. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We’re excited to provide more clinicians evidence-based information on standards of care and support those involved in formulary decisions with clinical outcomes. [turner-white.com]

This means they may be capable of acting on the thyroid in either direction, exciting hypoactive and depressing hyperactive thyroids. [chrysalisnaturalmedicine.com]

DDT Exposure

"Opening the idea to a very early exposure being something that leads to a ... midlife occurrence is exciting, because maybe we can prevent it," she said. [sfgate.com]

[…] humans due to low to moderate exposure may include nausea, diarrhea, increased liver enzyme activity, irritation (of the eyes, nose or throat), disturbed gait, malaise and excitability [flipper.diff.org]

Hashitoxicosis

Individuals suffering from this disorder may become excited and behave in an abnormal manner. [primehealthchannel.com]

Thyrotoxic Heart Disease

Introduction Apathetic thyrotoxicosis is an uncommon manifestation of hyperthyroidism, characterized by apathy and depression in contrast to the excitability and hyperkinesis [pubs.sciepub.com]