Increased libido in a woman treated with fluvoxamine: a case report.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this paper is to describe a case of increased libido during fluvoxamine therapy.


METHODS
Single case report.


RESULTS
The patient, a 27-year-old married Japanese woman with borderline personality disorder, developed an increased libido with the administration of fluvoxamine. The increased libido disappeared after fluvoxamine was discontinued.


CONCLUSIONS
The present findings suggest that fluvoxamine can cause increased libido in some patients.
Hori
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Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Yoshimura
R
R
Nakamura
J
J
D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D016666:Fluvoxamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido / Q000187:drug effects*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*
D016666:Fluvoxamine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors