Exacerbation of migraine with paroxetine: Case report
β Scribed by Alan Currie; Ann Ryman; R. Hamish McAllister-Williams
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 146 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6222
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
There has been one case reported in the literature (Medline search December 1994) of a serotonin selective reβuptake inhibitor (SSRI), fluoxetine, being associated with the development of classic migrainous symptoms (Larson, 1993). We now report a case of severe exacerbation of migraine with another SSRI, paroxetine.
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