Abstract
Under antidepressive treatment with amitryptiline (100 mg/d) a 71-year old woman developed delirious symptoms, hyponatremia and a grand mal seizure followed by cardiovascular arrest. A few month later she ingested 48 mg reboxetine with suicidal intent. Overdosing of reboxetine, a selective noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitor, proceeded without complications.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Comparative Study
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Amitriptyline / adverse effects*
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Amitriptyline / therapeutic use
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Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use*
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Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / adverse effects*
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Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / therapeutic use
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Female
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Humans
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Morpholines / therapeutic use*
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Reboxetine
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Suicide, Attempted / psychology*
Substances
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Antidepressive Agents
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Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic
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Morpholines
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Amitriptyline
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Reboxetine