Sibutramine-induced mania episode in a bipolar patient

Sibutramine-induced mania as the first manifestation of bipolar disorder

BACKGROUND Sibutramine, used in obesity treatment, has been associated with many neuropsychiatric side effects including hypomanic and manic episodes. Hypomanic/manic episodes related to sibutramine treatment were earlier reported in patients who had previous history of bipolar disorder, after sibutramine overdose, after over-the-counter product illegally containing very high dose of sibutramin...

[First-episode mania with psychotic features induced by over-the-counter diet aids containing sibutramine].

Consumption of over-the-counter drugs or medicinal products in Turkey has been increasing following Turk-ish legislation on the classification of medicinal products in 2005, which regulates the marketing of over-the-counter drugs (Turkish Pharmacists' Association 2009). Moreover, many international pharmaceutical products are easily obtained via suppliers on the Internet (Mor-ris and Avorn 2003...

olanzapine-induced mania in bipolar spectrum disorder:a case report

objective: to report the case of a 46-year old male with major depressive disorder, who represented manic symptoms, when olanzapine was added to his treatment. method: a 46-year old female, with a diagnosis of treatment resistant depression was referred to the authors. he had past history of depression for more than 20 years. the symptoms were present nearly every day since 1981, without any di...

Fluoxetine-induced mania in an Asian patient.

Antidepressant-induced mania in bipolar patients: identification of risk factors.

BACKGROUND Concerns about possible risks of switching to mania associated with antidepressants continue to interfere with the establishment of an optimal treatment paradigm for bipolar depression. METHOD The response of 44 patients meeting DSM-IV criteria for bipolar disorder to naturalistic treatment was assessed for at least 6 weeks using the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale and th...