A Case of Probable Amisulpride Induced Mania afterEight Months of Therapy

Development of manic symptoms during treatment with atypical antipsychotics can be a troublesome side effect that has beendescribed with most atypical antipsychotics. However, reports of amisulpride induced mania have been rare. Here, we report the caseof an 18-year-old male patient diagnosed with schizophrenia, who developed manic symptoms while on treatment with amisulpride.While previous reports have described occurrence of mania within days to three months of treatment with amisulpride, we reportacasewheremanicsymptomsoccurredafteraroundeightmonthsoftherapy.Wehavealsoattemptedtodescribethepossibleriskfactors based on the available case studies.