Bromocriptine mitigated paliperidone metabolic and neuro-hormonal side effects and improved negative domain in a case of early onset schizophrenia |
| |
| Authors: | Ahmed Naguy Ali Al-Tajali |
| |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kuwait Centre for Mental Health, Kuwait;2. Neuromodulation Unit, Department of General Adult Psychiatry, Kuwait Centre for Mental Health, Kuwait |
| |
| Abstract: | We report a case of early onset schizophrenia that responded favourably to paliperidone but experienced hyperprolactinaemia, tremors, and weight gain, with impaired fasting glycaemia. Addition of bromocriptine helped with both hyperprolactinaemia and tremors, but also brought about euglycaemia and, strikingly, ameliorated negative symptoms. |
| |
| Keywords: | Bromocriptine Hyperprolactinaemia Metabolic syndrome Negative domain Paliperidone Schizophrenia. |
|
|
