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.
Takahashi
Hitoshi
H
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Akita University School of Medicine, Japan. hito_takahashi@hotmail.com
Sugita
Takio
T
Yoshida
Keizo
K
Higuchi
Hisashi
H
Shimizu
Tetsuo
T
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