Effect of quetiapine in the treatment of panic attacks in patients with schizophrenia: 3 case reports.
The authors describe three schizophrenic patients who suffered from panic attacks and experienced marked improvement of these episodes after switching to quetiapine from their previous antipsychotics (haloperidol, bromperidol, and risperidone), which have high dopamine antagonistic properties such as haloperidol, bromperidol, and risperidone.
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Akita University School of Medicine, Japan. hito_takahashi@hotmail.com
Hitoshi
H
Takahashi
Takio
T
Sugita
Keizo
K
Yoshida
Hisashi
H
Higuchi
Tetsuo
T
Shimizu
D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003987:Dibenzothiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D000069348:Quetiapine Fumarate; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications*
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003987:Dibenzothiazepines; D000069348:Quetiapine Fumarate