Severe hyponatremia during therapy with fluoxetine

W L ten Holt; C E van Iperen; G Schrijver; A K Bartelink

doi:10.1001/archinte.156.6.681

Severe hyponatremia during therapy with fluoxetine

Arch Intern Med. 1996 Mar 25;156(6):681-2. doi: 10.1001/archinte.156.6.681.

Authors

W L ten Holt¹, C E van Iperen, G Schrijver, A K Bartelink

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Red Cross Hospital, Beverwijk, The Netherlands.

PMID: 8629882
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.156.6.681

Abstract

We described two elderly patients with severe hyponatremia that was probably caused by inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone. The hyponatremia arose during fluoxetine (Prozac) antidepressant therapy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / adverse effects*
Female
Fluoxetine / adverse effects*
Humans
Hyponatremia / chemically induced*

Substances

Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
Fluoxetine