Auditory hallucinations induced by trazodone.

Abstract

A 26-year-old female outpatient presenting with a depressive state suffered from auditory hallucinations at night. Her auditory hallucinations did not respond to blonanserin or paliperidone, but partially responded to risperidone. In view of the possibility that her auditory hallucinations began after starting trazodone, trazodone was discontinued, leading to a complete resolution of her auditory hallucinations. Furthermore, even after risperidone was decreased and discontinued, her auditory hallucinations did not recur. These findings suggest that trazodone may induce auditory hallucinations in some susceptible patients.

• Authors: Ippei Shiotsuki, Takeshi Terao, Nobuyoshi Ishii, Koji Hatano
• Journal: BMJ case reports (BMJ Case Rep) Vol. 2014 (Apr 03 2014) ISSN: 1757-790X [Electronic] England
• PMID: 24700048 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
• Trazodone

Topics

• Adult
• Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation (adverse effects)
• Depressive Disorder, Major (drug therapy)
• Female
• Hallucinations (chemically induced)
• Humans
• Trazodone (adverse effects)