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Case Reports
. 2021 Nov-Dec;63(6):613-616.
doi: 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_206_21. Epub 2021 Dec 3.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-induced galactorrhea with hyperprolactinemia

Subir Bhattacharjee  1 , Ranjan Biswas  2 , Nikhiles Mandal  3
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-induced galactorrhea with hyperprolactinemia

Subir Bhattacharjee et al. Indian J Psychiatry. 2021 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Galactorrhea in nonpregnant woman of child-bearing age is related to various pathologies including the use of psychotropic. Although common with antipsychotics, galactorrhea with antidepressants was infrequent. Previously reported cases of galactorrhea were mostly with combined antidepressants and cases of galactorrhea with paroxetine and fluvoxamine were with normal serum prolactin level. We reported three cases of galactorrhea, one with single use of paroxetine and other two with fluvoxamine with elevated serum prolactin level in all three cases.

Keywords: Fluvoxamine; galactorrhea; hyperprolactinemia; paroxetine.

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