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Marked effect of milnacipran combined with olanzapine for a delusional depressive patient
Authors Yuka Sugawara, Hisashi Higuchi, Keizo Yoshida, Tetsuo Shimizu
Published 15 December 2005 Volume 2005:1(4) Pages 373—374
Yuka Sugawara1, Hisashi Higuchi2, Keizo Yoshida1, Tetsuo Shimizu1
1Department of Psychiatry, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan; 2Omagari City Hospital, Akita, Japan
Abstract: This report is the first to describe the use of milnacipran and olanzapine in combination in the treatment of delusional depression. The patient was a 55-year-old woman, and the combination treatment brought her marked amelioration of delusional depression without significant side effects. This suggests that the combination therapy of milnacipran and olanzapine is efficacious and safe in the treatment of delusional depression.
Keywords: combination therapy, delusional depression, milnacipran, olanzapine