Sertraline, escitalopram and tianeptine related abnormal movements but not with bupropion: A case report

Ozalp E., Soygur H., Cankurtaran E. S., Turhan L., Cekic T., Akarsu E. S., ...More

PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, vol.30, no.7, pp.1337-1339, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2006.03.002
  • Journal Name: PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1337-1339
  • Keywords: bupropion, escitalopram, extrapymmidal symptoms, tianeptine, SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITORS, ESSENTIAL TREMOR, INDUCED PARKINSONISM, MIRTAZAPINE, DYSTONIA
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

It is not scarce that patients experience various extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) during antidepressant drug therapy. Thus, choice of an antidepressant drug in case of extrapyramidal side effects, at present, is a dilemma. Escitalopram, which is a recently marketed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), has no such reputation. There is just one case reported for tianeptine that induced abnormal involuntary movements/ extrapyramidal side effects. We would like to present a case that was successfully managed with bupropion which had developed EPS during 2 different SSRI (sertraline and escitalopram) and tianeptine therapy. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.