Unusually prolonged rebound cataplexy after withdrawal of fluoxetine

Neurology. 2005 Sep 27;65(6):967-8. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000175978.61048.62.

Authors

Rositsa Poryazova¹, Massimiliano Siccoli, Esther Werth, Claudio L Bassetti

Affiliation

¹ Neurology Department, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.

PMID: 16186554
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000175978.61048.62

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain Stem / drug effects
Brain Stem / physiopathology
Cataplexy / chemically induced*
Cataplexy / physiopathology*
Electroencephalography / drug effects
Electromyography
Female
Fluoxetine / administration & dosage
Fluoxetine / adverse effects*
Humans
Middle Aged
Muscle Hypotonia / chemically induced
Muscle Hypotonia / physiopathology
Muscle, Skeletal / innervation
Muscle, Skeletal / physiopathology
Narcolepsy / drug therapy*
Narcolepsy / physiopathology
Polysomnography
REM Sleep Parasomnias / chemically induced
REM Sleep Parasomnias / physiopathology
Reaction Time / drug effects
Reaction Time / physiology
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / adverse effects*
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / drug therapy
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / physiopathology
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / physiopathology*
Time Factors

Substances

Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
Fluoxetine