Reactions 1473, p12 - 12 Oct 2013

SCitalopram/escitalopram/venlafaxine

Recurrent hyponatraemia: case reportA 57-year-old woman developed recurrent hyponatraemia

while receiving citalopram, escitalopram and venlafaxine. Thewoman developed four episodes of severe hyponatraemia in5 months during treatment with citalopram, escitalopram,venlafaxine and an unspecified thiazide [routes, dosages,indications, durations of therapy before reaction onset andoutcome not stated].

Author comment: "All SSRIs are likely to producehyponatremia".Martinez Cortes M, et al. Recurrent hyponatremia induced by antidepressants:Purposely a case. European Psychiatry 28 (Suppl. 1): [1 page] abstr. 1008, 2013 -Spain 803094292

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