Escitalopram-Induced Amenorrhea and False Positive Urine Pregnancy Test / 가정의학회지
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
;
: 40-42, 2017.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-109990
ABSTRACT
Escitalopram is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. A 34-year-old female patient with major depressive disorder developed amenorrhea and had a false-positive urine pregnancy test after initiation of escitalopram treatment. To our knowledge, no published case report of amenorrhea and false-positive urine pregnancy tests in women taking escitalopram exists. This case report suggests that women of child-bearing age should be carefully monitored for amenorrhea while they are on an antidepressant treatment regimen.
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Main subject:
Anxiety Disorders
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Pregnancy Tests
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United States Food and Drug Administration
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Hyperprolactinemia
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Pregnancy Tests, Immunologic
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Citalopram
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Serotonin
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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
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Depressive Disorder, Major
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Amenorrhea
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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