title: Panic attacks after treatment with zuclopenthixol decanoate.
abstract: The association between neuroleptics and anxiety is unclear: neuroleptics have been used to treat anxiety though may also themselves be anxiogenic. We present the case of a man who developed new onset panic attacks after treatment with zuclopenthixol decanoate, a commonly administered depot antipsychotic. We review the literature on the association between antipsychotics and anxiety and present possible pathophysiological mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soni
keywords: Anxiety; antipsychotics; neuroleptics; panic attacks; zuclopenthixol decanoate