Fluoxetine Treatment of Depression Caused by Interferon-α |
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| Authors: | James L. Levenson M.D. Harold J. Fallon M.D. |
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| Affiliation: | Departments of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Surgery, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia |
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| Abstract: | Interferon-α is the only approved and effective treatment for hepatitis C. Psychiatric side effects are common and have frequently required a decrease in dose or discontinuation of therapy. We here report a case of interferon-α-induced depression in a 40-yr-old man with hepatitis C successfully treated with the antidepressant fluoxetine, which allowed completion of interferon treatment. |
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