Hemorrhages during Escitalopram—Venlafaxine— Mirtazapine Combination Treatment of Depression
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Dear Editor: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may cause bleeding (1-3), probably by increasing platelet release of serotonin, which increases platelet aggregation. I report on a patient who experienced bleeding during treatment for depression when escitalopram, venlafaxine, and mirtazapine were combined but not when the same drugs were used alone. Case Report A man, aged 60 years, with major depressive disorder had been treated for 12 months with many antidepressants, both alone and in combination, with mild improvement. All SSRIs had been used alone at maximum dosage. The maximum dosages of venlafaxine alone and mirtazapine alone (which increase serotonin and norepinephrine) had also been used. The patient improved with escitalopram 20 mg daily. Two months later, because his depressive symptoms persisted, venlafaxine and mirtazapine were added to escitalopram. His mirtazapine dosage was 15 mg daily, and his venlafaxine dosage was 150 mg daily. One week later, the patient noted mild hemorrhages from his nose and rectum. These progressively worsened during the following 3 weeks, but not to the point of requiring emergency treatment. The patient then spontaneously gradually reduced the dosages of mirtazapine, venlafaxine, and escitalopram. Mirtazapine was reduced to 7.5 mg daily, venlafaxine to 100 mg daily, and escitalopram to 15 mg daily. In 1 week, the bleeding decreased. He continued weekly tapering the medications to escitalopram 5 mg daily, venlafaxine 37.5 mg daily, and mirtazapine 7.5 mg daily after 3 weeks. During tapering, the amount of nose and rectal blood loss progressively decreased; it stopped when the final dosages were reached. As well, the patient's depression remitted. He experienced no serotonin syndrome. This patient has also been taking omeprazole 20 mg daily for stomach ulcers he developed years ago, as well as, for some years, the antihypertensive irbesartan (an angiotensin II receptor inhibitor) 300 mg daily. The onset of hemorrhages when mirtazapine and venlafaxine were added to escitalopram and the dosage-response relation between bleeding and dosages of these drugs suggest a causal link: Because previous treatments with escitalopram, venlafaxine, and mirtazapine, used alone, did not cause hemorrhages, it appears that this drug combination may have caused them. Escitalopram and venlafaxine (by blocking serotonin reuptake) and mirtazapine (by increasing serotonin release) may have increased serotonin to levels not reached with previous treatments, leading to hemorrhage by platelet aggregation. …
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