A case of social phobia and avoidant personality disorder with erectile dysfunction successfully treated with venlafaxine and add-on reboxetine

Isabella Pacchiarotti; Giovanni Manfredi; Giorgio D Kotzalidis; Amedeo Ruberto; Roberto Tatarelli; Paolo Girardi

doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2003.07.015

A case of social phobia and avoidant personality disorder with erectile dysfunction successfully treated with venlafaxine and add-on reboxetine

Eur Psychiatry. 2004 Jun;19(4):233-4. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2003.07.015.

Authors

Isabella Pacchiarotti¹, Giovanni Manfredi, Giorgio D Kotzalidis, Amedeo Ruberto, Roberto Tatarelli, Paolo Girardi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry, University of Rome, La Sapienza-Sant'Andrea Hospital, 1035-1039 Via di Grottarossa, 00189 Rome, Italy. isabella.pacchiarotti@uniroma1.it

PMID: 15196607
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2003.07.015

Abstract

A 25-year-old man with DSM-IV-TR Axis I social phobia and Axis II avoidant personality disorder and erectile dysfunction, presenting with depression, anxiety and insomnia, responded partially to extended release oral venlafaxine (75 mg/die for 6 weeks), but developed side effects and worsening symptoms when dose was increased to 150 mg/die; he responded to a combination of 75 mg/die venlafaxine and 4 mg/die reboxetine and improved on most of his symptoms.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cyclohexanols / therapeutic use*
Drug Therapy, Combination
Erectile Dysfunction / complications*
Erectile Dysfunction / drug therapy*
Humans
Male
Morpholines / therapeutic use*
Personality Disorders / complications*
Personality Disorders / drug therapy*
Personality Disorders / psychology
Phobic Disorders / complications*
Phobic Disorders / diagnosis
Phobic Disorders / psychology
Reboxetine
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Venlafaxine Hydrochloride

Substances

Cyclohexanols
Morpholines
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
Venlafaxine Hydrochloride
Reboxetine