Successful electroconvulsive therapy in major depression with fluvoxamine-induced bruxism.
A 61-year-old patient with major depression and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-induced bruxism was successfully treated with a course of bilateral electroconvulsive therapy. Both the depressive symptoms and bruxism completely remitted after six treatments. Possible mechanisms of this effect are discussed.
Miyaoka
Tsuyoshi
T
Department of Psychiatry, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan.
Yasukawa
Rei
R
Mihara
Takumi
T
Shimizu
Yoshiko
Y
Tsubouchi
Ken
K
Maeda
Takahiro
T
Mizuno
Shoichi
S
Uegaki
Jun
J
Inagaki
Takuji
T
Horiguchi
Jun
J
Tachibana
Hisayuki
H
D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002012:Bruxism / Q000139:chemically induced*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D016666:Fluvoxamine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; D016666:Fluvoxamine