Severe hypoglycaemia in citalopram overdose

Russell A. Duncan; Peter A. R. Armstrong; Brodie Paterson

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Severe hypoglycaemia in citalopram overdose

Russell A. Duncan, Peter A. R. Armstrong, Brodie Paterson

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Abstract

We present two episodes of poisoning with citalopram in which the main feature was profound hypoglycaemia. Citalopram has been regarded as the most toxic of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in overdose; however, hypoglycaemia is not one of the documented features of overdose. This is an important component of the toxicological profile of citalopram and a treatable cause of seizure activity that should be reported in poisoning information references.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	234-235
Number of pages	2
Journal	European Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume	15
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3282f47947
Publication status	Published - Aug 2008

Keywords

Adult
Citalopram
Drug Overdose
Female
Humans
Hypoglycemia
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors

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Severe hypoglycaemia in citalopram overdose

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