Author/Editor		Delić, Mirjana; Pregelj, Peter
Title		Delirium during i. v. citalopram treatment
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 46, št. 1
Publication year		2013
Volume		str. 37-39
ISSN		0176-3679 - Pharmacopsychiatry
Language		eng
Abstract		This paper reports the case of a 65-year-old depressed man without somatic illnesses in whom monotherapy with i.v. citalopram induced delirium. He was admitted to a closed geriatric ward as a psychotically depressed patient with somatic and depressive delusions, and suicidal thoughts. Because he rejected all oral medications, monotherapy was initiated with 20mg of i.v. citalopram per day. After 3 days, he became delirious and physically aggressive. This description of acute hyperkinetic delirium associated with i.v. citalopram therapy is the first one of this kind addressing side effects of i.v. citalopram.
Keywords		delirium depression selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)