Which is the safest antidepressant to use in epilepsy?
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- 1 June 1995
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in Psychiatric Bulletin
- Vol. 19 (6) , 355-356
- https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.19.6.355
Abstract
Seizures are a serious adverse effect of many antidepressants: most, if not all, tricyclics (TCAs) lower the seizure threshold, some atypicals (e.g. maprotiline) are known to cause convulsions and seizures have been reported to occur with all selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Opinions vary on which is the safest antidepressant to use in epilepsy.Keywords
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