Auditory hallucinations induced by trazodone.
A 26-year-old female outpatient presenting with a depressive state suffered from auditory hallucinations at night. Her auditory hallucinations did not respond to blonanserin or paliperidone, but partially responded to risperidone. In view of the possibility that her auditory hallucinations began after starting trazodone, trazodone was discontinued, leading to a complete resolution of her auditory hallucinations. Furthermore, even after risperidone was decreased and discontinued, her auditory hallucinations did not recur. These findings suggest that trazodone may induce auditory hallucinations in some susceptible patients.
Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan.
Ippei
I
Shiotsuki
Takeshi
T
Terao
Nobuyoshi
N
Ishii
Koji
K
Hatano
D000328:Adult; D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D014196:Trazodone / Q000009:adverse effects*
D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; D014196:Trazodone