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Hyponatraemia and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

Author(s) -

Ball C. J.,

Herzberg J.

Publication year - 1994

Publication title -

international journal of geriatric psychiatry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28

H-Index - 129

eISSN - 1099-1166

pISSN - 0885-6230

DOI - 10.1002/gps.930091008

Subject(s) - fluoxetine , sertraline , reuptake inhibitor , serotonin , serotonin uptake inhibitors , medicine , serotonin reuptake inhibitor , psychiatry , fluvoxamine , reuptake , psychology , antidepressant , anxiety , receptor

Part 1 describes the case of a 74‐year‐old woman who experienced a worsening of her psychiatric condition shortly after commencing fluoxetine and was found to have a low serum sodium level. The clinical features of hyponatraemia and its causes are reviewed. Part 2 reviews the reports of hyponatraemia and the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and considers the variation in reports between the different SSRIs. Measurement of a patient's electrolytes is recommended if there is a rapid decline in mental state having started on an SSRI.

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