Citation

Guler G, Kutuk MO, Kara H. Clin. Psychopharmacol. Neurosci. 2018; 16(3): 343-345.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology)

DOI

10.9758/cpn.2018.16.1.343

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, galactorrhoea, gynecomastia, infertility, and sexual dysfunction may arise as a consequence of hyperprolactinemia. Hyperprolactinemia is one of major side effects of treatment with antipsychotics, but aripiprazole is known as a dopamine stabilizer antipsychotic which can be used to improve hyperprolactinemia. In this report, it was described that an adolescent patient experienced amenorrhea after adding very low dose aripiprazole to ongoing fluoxetine treatment regime for major depressive disorder. Additionally, this case showed that the patient recovered from the amenorrhea with replacement of aripiprazole with quetiapine. © 2018, Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; human; Adolescent; female; case report; depression; aggression; affect; suicide attempt; major depression; suicidal behavior; clinical article; prolactin; prolactin blood level; fluoxetine; quetiapine; psychopharmacotherapy; drug withdrawal; hyperprolactinemia; low drug dose; Aripiprazole; echography; aripiprazole; add on therapy; Article; amenorrhea; drug dose increase; treatment duration; drug substitution; Amenorrhea