Severe hyponatremia during therapy with fluoxetine.
We described two elderly patients with severe hyponatremia that was probably caused by inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone. The hyponatremia arose during fluoxetine (Prozac) antidepressant therapy.
ten Holt
W L
WL
Department of Internal Medicine, Red Cross Hospital, Beverwijk, The Netherlands.
van Iperen
C E
CE
Schrijver
G
G
Bartelink
A K
AK
D000368:Aged; D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000139:chemically induced*
D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; D005473:Fluoxetine