Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are widely prescribed antidepressants. Among them escitalopram is being widely prescribed because of its minimal adverse effects. Here we report a case of euprolactinemic galactorrhoea due to use of escitalopram 20 mg/day. Galactorrhoea itself may add to coexisting anxiety and depression. Hence it becomes imperative that physicians are aware that escitalopram can cause galactorrhoea.
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All India Inst Med Sci, Dept Pharmacovigilance, Bhopal 462020, Madhya Pradesh, IndiaAll India Inst Med Sci, Dept Pharmacovigilance, Bhopal 462020, Madhya Pradesh, India
Chaudhary, Deepa
Jhaj, Ratinder
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All India Inst Med Sci, Dept Pharmacol & Toxicol, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, IndiaAll India Inst Med Sci, Dept Pharmacovigilance, Bhopal 462020, Madhya Pradesh, India
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West Virginia Univ Hlth Sci, Charleston Area Med Ctr, Charleston Div, Psychiat & Behav Sci, Charleston, WV 25304 USAWest Virginia Univ Hlth Sci, Charleston Area Med Ctr, Charleston Div, Psychiat & Behav Sci, Charleston, WV 25304 USA
Conde, Samantha L.
Nazha, Hani
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West Virginia Univ, Internal Med & Psychiat, Sch Med, Charleston, WV USAWest Virginia Univ Hlth Sci, Charleston Area Med Ctr, Charleston Div, Psychiat & Behav Sci, Charleston, WV 25304 USA