A rare adverse drug reaction to escitalopram

Monika Pathania; Bhomik Goel; Puneet Dhamija; Ravi Kant; Minakshi Dhar; Sunita Mittal

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_105_17

A rare adverse drug reaction to escitalopram

J Family Med Prim Care. 2018 Mar-Apr;7(2):466-467. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_105_17.

Authors

Monika Pathania¹, Bhomik Goel², Puneet Dhamija¹, Ravi Kant¹, Minakshi Dhar¹, Sunita Mittal³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
² Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
³ Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.

Abstract

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are considered to be low side effect profile drugs as compared to conventional antidepressants. The primary care physicians should be aware of the rare and depressing side effect of these drugs when they are prescribed in young, nonpregnant females. Mastalgia has been reported in <1% of the cases. Galactorrhea as an adverse drug reaction has been reported in very few case reports, and the frequency of this side effect is unknown.

Keywords: Antidepressants; euprolactinemia; mastalgia; side effect.

Publication types

Case Reports