Increased libido in a woman treated with fluvoxamine: a case report

Authors
Hori, H Yoshimura, R Nakamura, J
Citation
H. Hori et al., Increased libido in a woman treated with fluvoxamine: a case report, ACT PSYC SC, 103(4), 2001, pp. 312-314
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,"Clinical Psycology & Psychiatry","Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA
ISSN journal
0001690X → ACNP
Volume
103
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
312 - 314
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-690X(200104)103:4<312:ILIAWT>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this paper is to describe a case of increased libido during fluvoxamine therapy. Method: Single case report. Results: The patient, a 27-year-old married Japanese woman with borderline personality disorder, developed an increased libido with the administration of fluvoxamine. The increased libido disappeared after fluvoxamine was dis continued. Conclusion: The present findings suggest that fluvoxamine can cause increas ed libido in some patients.