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1. Various antidepressant drugs and procedures have been studied against reserpine-induced emesis in pigeons.2. Electroconvulsions, pentylenetetrazol and a non-hydrazide monoamine oxidase inhibitor (pargyline) block reserpine emesis.3. It is suggested that reserpine-induced emesis in pigeons
Chronic vomiting in diabetic patients often is unresponsive to prokinetic agents and poorly explained by delayed gastric emptying or neuropathy. This retrospective study examines clinical response to tricyclic antidepressants, a treatment of reported benefit in nondiabetic patients with unexplained
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effects of prolonged tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) therapy on the frequency and duration of episodes of cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) in adults, and the global assessment of clinical improvement and the number of emergency department (ED) visits and/or
BACKGROUND
Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) affects up to 80% of pregnant women. In many cases NVP causes changes i n family, social, o roccupational functioning. Several studies have linked NVP with depression; however, whether depression preceded or resulted from NVP, has not been
Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) have been used successfully in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome and unexplained chest pain. Little information is available regarding their use in other functional gastrointestinal disorders. Clinical charts were analyzed from 37 outpatients (mean age 45 +/-
A 30-year-old man presented with a 10-year history of recurrent, stereotypic episodes of incapacitating nausea and vomiting. Initially, he had been diagnosed as having superior mesenteric artery syndrome, and had undergone abdominal surgery at age 20. The patient was in good health between episodes.
OBJECTIVE
To emphasize the importance of treating a major depressive episode in an elderly patient with small cell lung cancer (SCLC).
METHODS
A case report is described to illustrate the importance of treating depression in an elderly patient with SCLC undergoing chemotherapy.
RESULTS
During the
BACKGROUND
Cyclic vomiting syndrome in adults is a disorder characterized by recurrent and stereotypic episodes of severe nausea and vomiting separated by symptom-free periods.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the demographic and clinical characteristics of adult cyclic vomiting syndrome patients not
OBJECTIVE
Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) has been described infrequently in adults, and treatment in both children and adults remains unsatisfactory. We report clinical features of a group of adults with CVS and anecdotal outcome from open-label treatment with tricyclic antidepressants, medications
BACKGROUND
Mirtazapine has a unique mechanism of antidepressant action, and thus is thought to have a different profile of adverse events from that of other antidepressants.
OBJECTIVE
To present a methodologically rigorous systematic review of the adverse event profile of mirtazapine and point to
After transplant, patients with familial amyloid polyneuropathy may manifest several medical and psychiatric symptoms that can be difficult to diagnose and treat. We describe 10 liver transplant candidates with familial amyloid polyneuropathy who had severe somatic signs and symptoms (nausea and
To minimize the symptoms of antidepressant discontinuation, gradual tapering is necessary for all serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) except fluoxetine, which has an extended half-life. Agents with shorter half-lives such as venlafaxine, fluvoxamine, and paroxetine should be tapered gradually.
OBJECTIVE
The goal of a non-inferiority study is to test whether a new treatment has at least as much efficacy as an established treatment. The purpose of this non-inferiority study was to compare the speed of onset of antidepressant efficacy for duloxetine (a dual serotonin and norepinephrine
The withdrawal of heterocyclic antidepressants and antipsychotic agents can produce nausea, emesis, anorexia, diarrhoea, rhinorrhoea, diaphoresis, myalgias, paraesthesias, anxiety, agitation, restlessness and insomnia. The withdrawal of monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors may result in severe