Part 1 describes the case of a 74-year-old woman who experienced a worsening of her psychiatric condition shortly after commencing fluoxetine and was found to have a low serum sodium level. The clinical features of hyponatraemia and its causes are reviewed. Part 2 reviews the reports of hyponatraemia and the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and considers the variation in reports between the different SSRIs. Measurement of a patient's electrolytes is recommended if there is a rapid decline in mental state having started on an SSRI.
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Karolinska Inst, Dept Clin Sci & Educ Sodersjukhuset, Stockholm, SwedenKarolinska Inst, Dept Clin Sci & Educ Sodersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
Mannheimer, Buster
Falhammar, Henrik
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Karolinska Inst, Dept Mol Med & Surg, Stockholm, Sweden
Karolinska Univ Hosp, Dept Endocrinol Metab & Diabet, Stockholm, SwedenKarolinska Inst, Dept Clin Sci & Educ Sodersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
Falhammar, Henrik
Calissendorff, Jan
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Karolinska Inst, Dept Mol Med & Surg, Stockholm, Sweden
Karolinska Univ Hosp, Dept Endocrinol Metab & Diabet, Stockholm, SwedenKarolinska Inst, Dept Clin Sci & Educ Sodersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
Calissendorff, Jan
Skov, Jakob
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Karolinska Inst, Dept Mol Med & Surg, Stockholm, Sweden
Karlstad Cent Hosp, Dept Med, Karlstad, SwedenKarolinska Inst, Dept Clin Sci & Educ Sodersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
Skov, Jakob
Lindh, Jonatan D.
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Karolinska Inst, Karolinska Univ Hosp Huddinge, Dept Lab Med, Div Clin Pharmacol, Stockholm, SwedenKarolinska Inst, Dept Clin Sci & Educ Sodersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden