Abnormal Thyroid Function Laboratory Results Caused by Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Antidepressant Treatment
Mental health issues, especially depressive disorders, are major burdens to the health care systems. This has been more pronounced since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are often prescribed for depression. Uncommonly appreciated, however, are the a...
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| description | Mental health issues, especially depressive disorders, are major burdens to the health care systems. This has been more pronounced since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are often prescribed for depression. Uncommonly appreciated, however, are the adverse effects these agents may have on thyroid function laboratory test results as well as the clinical thyroidal functional status of such patients, which may lead to erroneous diagnoses and inappropriate treatments. We report on a depressed woman who developed abnormal thyroid biochemical laboratory reports during fluoxetine therapy. After changing to the serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) venlafaxine, the thyroid laboratory reports were normalized. In light of this, we wish to alert treating clinicians to this potential significant adverse effect. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3e854235cb274f109d9a9c3594dfc3292025-02-03T05:44:20ZengWileyCase Reports in Psychiatry2090-68382023-01-01202310.1155/2023/7170564Abnormal Thyroid Function Laboratory Results Caused by Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Antidepressant TreatmentHuijuan Liao0David S. Rosenthal1Salini C. Kumar2Division of EndocrinologyDivision of EndocrinologyDivision of EndocrinologyMental health issues, especially depressive disorders, are major burdens to the health care systems. This has been more pronounced since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are often prescribed for depression. Uncommonly appreciated, however, are the adverse effects these agents may have on thyroid function laboratory test results as well as the clinical thyroidal functional status of such patients, which may lead to erroneous diagnoses and inappropriate treatments. We report on a depressed woman who developed abnormal thyroid biochemical laboratory reports during fluoxetine therapy. After changing to the serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) venlafaxine, the thyroid laboratory reports were normalized. In light of this, we wish to alert treating clinicians to this potential significant adverse effect.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/7170564 |
| spellingShingle | Huijuan Liao David S. Rosenthal Salini C. Kumar Abnormal Thyroid Function Laboratory Results Caused by Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Antidepressant Treatment Case Reports in Psychiatry |
| title | Abnormal Thyroid Function Laboratory Results Caused by Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Antidepressant Treatment |
| title_full | Abnormal Thyroid Function Laboratory Results Caused by Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Antidepressant Treatment |
| title_fullStr | Abnormal Thyroid Function Laboratory Results Caused by Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Antidepressant Treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Abnormal Thyroid Function Laboratory Results Caused by Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Antidepressant Treatment |
| title_short | Abnormal Thyroid Function Laboratory Results Caused by Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Antidepressant Treatment |
| title_sort | abnormal thyroid function laboratory results caused by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor ssri antidepressant treatment |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/7170564 |
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