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Flu-like symptoms associated with
fluoxetine overdose: a case report.
Kim SW, Pentel
PR.
Department of Psychiatry, Hennepin County Medical Center,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455.
The serotonin
reuptake inhibitor zimelidine may cause flu-like symptoms and
Guillain-Barre syndrome. Guillain-Barre syndrome has not been reported
with the use of the structurally related serotonin reuptake inhibitor
fluoxetine. Flu-like symptoms are described in the manufacturer's
literature on fluoxetine but are absent from published studies. We
describe a patient who developed flu-like symptoms, urticaria and
angioedema 2 days after fluoxetine overdose. There were no neurologic
sequelae. This case confirms that fluoxetine may be associated with
flu-like symptoms and suggests that, because these symptoms occurred
after overdose, they may be dose related. The additional findings in
this patient suggestive of allergy, an unusual feature of drug overdose,
are discussed.
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PMID: 2628588 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
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