Akathisia-like behavior following ECT, and its successful treatment with low-dose mianserin

M Poyurovsky; A Kosov; E Halperin; D Enoch; M Schneidman; A Weizman

doi:10.1097/00004850-199511000-00008

Akathisia-like behavior following ECT, and its successful treatment with low-dose mianserin

Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 1995 Nov;10(4):257-60. doi: 10.1097/00004850-199511000-00008.

Authors

M Poyurovsky¹, A Kosov, E Halperin, D Enoch, M Schneidman, A Weizman

Affiliation

¹ Tirat Carmel Medical Health Center, Haifa, Tel Aviv University, Israel.

PMID: 8748048
DOI: 10.1097/00004850-199511000-00008

Abstract

The development of akathisia-like behavior during a course of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in a patient with psychotic depression is described. The ECT-induced akathisia responded successfully to mianserin. It seems that the beneficial effect of low-dose mianserin (15 mg/day) is related to its prominent antagonistic activity at the 5-HT2A/5-HT2C receptors.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Akathisia, Drug-Induced / drug therapy*
Electroconvulsive Therapy / adverse effects*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Mianserin / therapeutic use*
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Mianserin