Amenorrhea as a Side Effect of Low Dose Aripiprazole: An Adolescent Case

作者:Guler Gulen*; Kutuk Meryem Ozlem; Kara Halil
来源:Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience, 2018, 16(3): 343-345.
DOI:10.9758/cpn.2018.16.1.343

摘要

Amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, galactorrhoea, gynecomastia, infertility, and sexual dysfunction may arise as a consequence of hyperprolactinemia. Hyperprolactinemia is one of major side effects of treatment with antipsychotics, but aripiprazole is known as a dopamine stabilizer antipsychotic which can be used to improve hyperprolactinemia. In this report, it was described that an adolescent patient experienced amenorrhea after adding very low dose aripiprazole to ongoing fluoxetine treatment regime for major depressive disorder. Additionally, this case showed that the patient recovered from the amenorrhea with replacement of aripiprazole with quetiapine.

  • 出版日期2018-8

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