An excessive or obsessive use of bromine compounds or brominated drugs, or a diseased condition from their overuse.
From bromo- (bromine) + -mania (from Greek mania meaning madness or excessive enthusiasm). Medical term from the bromide medication era.
Bromomania was a real 19th-century phenomenon when doctors prescribed bromide salts like candy for 'nerves' and patients became addicted—it reveals how even chemical compounds we think of as harmless can become problematic with overuse.
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