Amitriptyline induced Galactorrhea: A case report
There have been a lot of documented cases of antipsychotic drug induced galactorrhea or non-puerperal lactation and isolated case reports of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor induced galactorrhea. Here we are reporting a case of amitriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant induced galactorrhea and...
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| author | Arijit Mondal Aakanksha Malhotra Sourav Bag Soumi Ghosh |
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| description | There have been a lot of documented cases of antipsychotic drug induced galactorrhea or non-puerperal lactation and isolated case reports of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor induced galactorrhea. Here we are reporting a case of amitriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant induced galactorrhea and complete resolution when the drug was withdrawn. There are other literature documenting antidepressant induced galactorrhea. This literature here is to support and understand the current trends and mechanism as it is different from what we encounter with antipsychotic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e58f1bcb67844cda9a22bbfc674a6d2e2022-12-22T03:38:42ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsTelangana Journal of Psychiatry2455-85592020-01-016218318410.18231/j.tjp.2020.037Amitriptyline induced Galactorrhea: A case reportArijit MondalAakanksha MalhotraSourav BagSoumi GhoshThere have been a lot of documented cases of antipsychotic drug induced galactorrhea or non-puerperal lactation and isolated case reports of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor induced galactorrhea. Here we are reporting a case of amitriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant induced galactorrhea and complete resolution when the drug was withdrawn. There are other literature documenting antidepressant induced galactorrhea. This literature here is to support and understand the current trends and mechanism as it is different from what we encounter with antipsychotic.http://www.tjpipstsb.org/article.asp?issn=2455-8559;year=2020;volume=6;issue=2;spage=183;epage=184;aulast=Mondal;type=0amitriptylinegalactorrheatricyclic antidepressant. |
| spellingShingle | Arijit Mondal Aakanksha Malhotra Sourav Bag Soumi Ghosh Amitriptyline induced Galactorrhea: A case report Telangana Journal of Psychiatry amitriptyline galactorrhea tricyclic antidepressant. |
| title | Amitriptyline induced Galactorrhea: A case report |
| title_full | Amitriptyline induced Galactorrhea: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Amitriptyline induced Galactorrhea: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Amitriptyline induced Galactorrhea: A case report |
| title_short | Amitriptyline induced Galactorrhea: A case report |
| title_sort | amitriptyline induced galactorrhea a case report |
| topic | amitriptyline galactorrhea tricyclic antidepressant. |
| url | http://www.tjpipstsb.org/article.asp?issn=2455-8559;year=2020;volume=6;issue=2;spage=183;epage=184;aulast=Mondal;type=0 |
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