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Possible Serotonin Syndrome Associated with Clomipramine after Withdrawal of Clozapine

2001· article· en· W4255584491 on OpenAlexaff
Sylvia Zerjav-Lacombe, Vijay Dewan

Bibliographic record

VenueAnnals of Pharmacotherapy · 2001
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldMedicine
TopicElectroconvulsive Therapy Studies
Canadian institutionsRiverview HospitalUniversity of British Columbia
Fundersnot available
KeywordsClomipramineClozapineMedicineSerotonin syndromeSerotoninAnesthesiaSchizophrenia (object-oriented programming)PsychologyPsychiatryInternal medicineSerotonergic

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AbstractOBJECTIVE:To report on the possible development of serotonin syndrome in a patient receiving clomipramine after clozapine was withdrawn from the treatment regimen.CASE REPORT:A 44-year-old white man with a 23-year history of undifferentiated schizophrenia and obsessive—compulsive behavior had been treated with clozapine and clomipramine for several years. He tolerated both agents together well, with the exception of experiencing chronic constipation. Clomipramine was tapered and reduced to 50 mg over a period of 10 days. A worsening of ritualistic behavior was noted, and the clomipramine dosage was increased to 150 mg/d over 14 days. Simultaneously with the clomipramine dosage increase, clozapine was tapered and stopped over a period of 19 days. The day after clozapine was stopped, while he was still receiving clomipramine 150 mg/d, he began behaving oddly, started sweating profusely, shivering, and became tremulous, agitated, and confused. He was diagnosed with possible serotonin syndrome; his symptoms resolved after clomipramine was stopped but before clozapine was restarted eight days later.DISCUSSION:There are similarities in symptoms between serotonin syndrome and clozapine withdrawal. This article discusses the reasons why this case may represent serotonin syndrome rather than clozapine withdrawal and the possible pharmacologic mechanisms involved.CONCLUSIONS:Clinicians should be aware that removing a serotonin-2a (5-HT2a) antagonist from a treatment regimen including an agent that increases serotonin in the synaptic cleft may worsen clozapine withdrawal or potentially result in serious adverse drug reactions, such as serotonin syndrome. ResumenOBJETIVO:Informar el caso de un paciente con un posible desarrollo del síndrome serotonérgico. Este paciente recibió clomipramina después que clozapina fue descontinuada de su régimen de tratamiento.RESUMEN DEL CASO:Un hombre de 44 años con un historial de esquizofrenia indiferenciada y comportamiento obsesivo compulsivo por 23 años había sido tratado con clozapina y clomipramina por varios años. El toleró ambos medicamentos bien con la excepción de presentar estreñimiento crónico. La clomipramina fue reducida a 50 mg gradualmente en un período de 10 días. Se notó un empeoramiento en el comportamiento ritualista, y la dosis fue aumentada a 150 mg/d en un período de 14 días. Mientras se fue aumentando la clomipramina, la clozapina fue disminuida gradualmente hasta descontinuarla en un período de 19 días. El día después de que la clozapina fue descontinuada y mientras el paciente recibía 150 mg/d de clomipramina, este comenzó a comportarse de manera extraña. Comenzó a sudar profusamente y además se tornó tembloroso, agitado, y confundido. Le fue diagnosticado un posible síndrome serotonérgico. Sus síntomas se resolvieron después que la clomipramina fue descontinuada y antes de que la clozapina fuera reiniciada ocho días más tarde.DISCUSIÓN:Existen semejanzas entre el síndrome serotonérgico y los síntomas de retiro de clozapina. Este artículo discute las razones porque este informe de caso puede representar el síndrome serotonérgico y no los síntomas de retiro de clozapina. Además se presentan los posibles mecanismos farmacológicos involucrados.CONCLUSIONES:Se debe estar atento a la posibilidad de que al descontinuar un antagonista de serotonina-2a (5-HT2a) de un régimen terapéutico que incluya un agente que aumente la serotonina en la sinapsis, se pueda empeorar los síntomas de retiro de clozapina o potencialmente resultar en reacciones adversas severas tales como el síndrome serotonérgico. RésuméOBJECTIF:Signaler le développement d'un possible syndrome sérotoninergique après l'arrêt de la clozapine chez un patient recevant de la clomipramine.RÉSUMÉ DU CAS:Il s'agit d'un homme âgé de 44 ans souffrant depuis 23 ans de schizophrénie non différenciée et d'un comportement compulsif obsessionnel qui a été traité avec de la clozapine et de la clomipramine pendant plusieurs années. Il tolérait bien les deux agents utilisés ensemble à l'exception d'une constipation chronique. La clomipramine a été diminuée progressivement jusqu'à une dose de 50 mg sur une période de 10 jours. Une aggravation du comportement ritualiste a été notée et la dose de clomipramine a été augmentée de nouveau jusqu'à 150 mg par jour sur une période de 14 jours. Durant l'augmentation de la dose de la clomipramine, on a progressivement diminué puis retiré la clozapine sur une période de 19 jours. Le lendemain de l'arrêt de la clozapine, alors qu'il recevait toujours 150 mg par jour de clomipramine, le patient a commencé à se comporter de façon étrange, à transpirer abondamment, à frissonner; il est devenu fébrile, agité, et confus. Un diagnostic de syndrome sérotoninergique possible a été posé; les symptômes du patient sont disparus après l'arrêt de la clomipramine mais avant la réintroduction de la clozapine huit jours plus tard.DISCUSSION:Il existe des similitudes au niveau des symptômes entre le syndrome sérotoninergique et le retrait de la clozapine. Les auteurs discutent des raisons pour lesquelles ce cas peut représenter un syndrome sérotoninergique plutôt qu'un syndrome de retrait de la clozapine; les mécanismes pharmacologiques possibles sont aussi présentés.CONCLUSIONS:Les cliniciens doivent être au courant que le retrait d'un antagoniste de la sérotonine 2-a (5-HT2a) comme la clozapine d'un régime thérapeutique qui inclut un agent qui augmente la sérotonine dans la fente synaptique peut aggraver le retrait de la clozapine ou potentiellement donner des effets indésirables graves, tel le syndrome sérotoninergique.

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Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. Learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and 10,348 direct Gemma labels. Candidate is the union of thresholded teacher heads; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels or direct frontier model labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.000
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.000
Version: codex-gemma-dda1882f352aValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Bench or experimental · Consensus signal: Bench or experimental
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.020
Threshold uncertainty score0.893

Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0010.000
Bibliometrics0.0000.001
Science and technology studies0.0000.000
Scholarly communication0.0000.000
Open science0.0000.000
Research integrity0.0000.000
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0010.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.033
GPT teacher head0.348
Teacher spread0.315 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one teacher head, not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designBench or experimental
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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