Open AccessA case report of rapid-onset hyponatremia induced by low-dose olanzapine
Author(s) -
Sethulakshmi Sreevalsam Anil,
Badr Ratnakaran,
Nisha Suresh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_205_17
Subject(s) - hyponatremia , medicine , olanzapine , antipsychotic , antidiuretic , syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion , side effect (computer science) , pediatrics , atypical antipsychotic , psychiatry , hormone , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , computer science , programming language
Hyponatremia has been reported with the use of psychotropic drugs. Olanzapine does not find much mention as a cause of hyponatremia in literature; however, it has been found to be the second most frequently reported atypical antipsychotic to cause it. We report a case of hyponatremia due to syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion which occurred at a rapid onset following the administration of low-dose olanzapine during inpatient treatment of a patient with bipolar disorder. We would like to highlight our case for the need to be vigil about such fatal side complications apart from metabolic side effects of atypical antipsychotics.