Restless legs syndrome following the combined use of quetiapine and paroxetine

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1139-1140

  Chou, Kuan Ju ^a   Chen, Po Yu ^a   Huang, Ming Chyi ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PAROXETINE; QUETIAPINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DIBENZOTHIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ABNORMAL SENSATION; ADULT; AKATHISIA; BEDTIME DOSAGE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREEPING CRAWLING SENSATION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MANIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRURITUS; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SLEEP DISORDER; THIGH; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG COMBINATION; MIDDLE AGED;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DIBENZOTHIAZEPINES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAROXETINE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

EID: 77955050092     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2010.05.009     Document Type: Letter

References (12)

1. Allen R.P., Picchietti D., Hening W.A., Trenkwalder C., Walters A.S., Montplaisi J. Restless legs syndrome: diagnostic criteria, special considerations, and epidemiology. A report from the restless legs syndrome diagnosis and epidemiology workshop at the National Institutes of Health. Sleep Med 2003, 4:101-119.
2. Kang S.G., Lee H.J., Kim L. Restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movements during sleep probably associated with olanzapine. J Psychopharmacol 2009, 23:597-601.
3. Khalid I., Rana L., Khalid T.J., Roehrs T. Refractory restless legs syndrome likely caused by olanzapine. J Clin Sleep Med 2009, 5:68-69.
4. Kohen I., Gordon M.L., Manu P. Serotonin syndrome in elderly patients treated for psychotic depression with atypical antipsychotics and antidepressants: two case reports. CNS Spectr 2007, 12:596-598.
5. Kraus T., Schuld A., Pollmacher T. Periodic leg movements in sleep and restless legs syndrome probably caused by olanzapine. J Clin Psychopharmacol 1999, 19:478-479.
6. Montplaisir J., Lorrain D., Godbout R. Restless legs syndrome and periodic leg movements in sleep: the primary role of dopaminergic mechanism. Eur Neurol 1991, 31:41-43.
7. Paulus W., Dowling P., Rijsman R., Stiasny-Kolster K., Trenkwalder C., de Weerd A. Pathophysiological concepts of restless legs syndrome. Mov Disord 2007, 22:1451-1456.
8. Pinninti N.R., Mago R., Townsend J., Doghramji K. Periodic restless legs syndrome associated with quetiapine use: a case report. J Clin Psychopharmacol 2005, 25:617-618.
9. Sanz-Fuentenebro F.J., Huidobro A., Tejadas-Rivas A. Restless legs syndrome and paroxetine. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1996, 94:482-484.
10. Urbano M.R., Ware J.C. Restless legs syndrome caused by quetiapine successfully treated with ropinirole in 2 patients with bipolar disorder. J Clin Psychopharmacol 2008, 28:704-705.
11. Wetter T.C., Brunner J., Bronisch T. Restless legs syndrome probably induced by risperidone treatment. Pharmacopsychiatry 2002, 35:109-111.
12. Wetter T.C., Stiasny K., Winkelmann J., Buhlinger A., Brandenburg U., Penzel T., et al. A randomized controlled study of pergolide in patients with restless legs syndrome. Neurology 1999, 52:944-950.