Galactorrhea during duloxetine treatment: a case report

Turk Psikiyatri Derg. 2011 Fall;22(3):200-1.
[Article in English, Turkish]

Abstract

High prolactin hormone level in the blood is known as hyperprolactinemia. The most common symptom of hyperprolactinemia is galactorrhea, in which spontaneous milky discharge is seen from all ducts of the 2 mammary glands. Galactorrhea occurs due to different medical conditions, including the use of antidepressant medications. Herein we report a hyperprolactinemia case with galactorrhea due to duloxetine treatment for depression.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antidepressive Agents / adverse effects*
  • Depressive Disorder / drug therapy
  • Duloxetine Hydrochloride
  • Female
  • Galactorrhea / chemically induced*
  • Galactorrhea / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Psychometrics
  • Thiophenes / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Thiophenes
  • Duloxetine Hydrochloride