Abstract | BACKGROUND: CASE REPORT: A 66-year-old woman with a history of neuropathic pain was given 15 mg of milnacipran after dinner. The next morning she developed stiffness of the fingers, numbness in the mandible, and the soles of her feet felt swollen. Milnacipran was discontinued and her symptoms disappeared immediately. We managed this case, which was becoming severe, by discontinuing milnacipran on early detection of symptoms. DISCUSSION:
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Authors | Sari Nakagawa, Yoshiaki Okamoto, Satoru Tsuneto, Hitoshi Tanimukai, Sho Goya, Yoichi Matsuda, Yumiko Oono, Mamiko Tsugane, Etsuko Uejima |
Journal | Journal of palliative medicine
(J Palliat Med)
Vol. 14
Issue 4
Pg. 403-5
(Apr 2011)
ISSN: 1557-7740 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 21375395
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Cyclopropanes
- Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
- Milnacipran
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Topics |
- Aged
- Contraindications
- Cyclopropanes
(therapeutic use)
- Female
- Humans
- Milnacipran
- Neoplasm Staging
- Neoplasms
(physiopathology)
- Neuralgia
(drug therapy)
- Neuromuscular Diseases
(chemically induced)
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
(therapeutic use)
- Somatosensory Disorders
(chemically induced)
- Treatment Outcome
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