Tricyclic antidepressant-induced acute urine retention in a young woman with postpartum depression--case report

K Stamatiou; A Alevizos; G Petrakos; I Lentzas; A Mariolis; P Panagopoulos

Tricyclic antidepressant-induced acute urine retention in a young woman with postpartum depression--case report

Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2007;34(1):60.

Authors

K Stamatiou¹, A Alevizos, G Petrakos, I Lentzas, A Mariolis, P Panagopoulos

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, Tzaneion General Hospital, Piraeus, Greece.

PMID: 17447643

Abstract

A rare case of acute urinary retention in a young woman due to simultaneous use of a tricyclic antidepressant and anticholinergic drugs is presented along with the data from the current literature, including the pharmacological action of these drugs, mainly focused on urological patients.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / adverse effects*
Cholinergic Antagonists / adverse effects*
Depression, Postpartum / drug therapy*
Drug Interactions
Female
Humans
Urinary Retention / chemically induced*

Substances

Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic
Cholinergic Antagonists