Convulsive attacks due to antidepressant drug overdoses: Case reports and discussion

S. Flechter, J. M. Rabey, I. Regev, N. Borenstein, J. Vardi

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Abstract

Antidepressant drug overdoses have been reported to induce seizures, but the etiology of this phenomenon is still unclear. Recently we treated three patients who suffered from epileptic seizures after acute overdoses of three antidepressant drugs: (a) Dibenzepin HCl (Noveril), (b) Maprotiline HCl (Ludiomil), and (c) Clorimipramine (Anafranil). After a review of the pertinent literature, the possible role of antidepressant drugs in the genesis of epileptic seizures is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)217-221
Number of pages5
JournalGeneral Hospital Psychiatry
Volume5
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1983
Externally publishedYes

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