Priapism caused by risperidone in addition to sertaline treatment: a case report

Sarisoy G.

ANADOLU PSIKIYATRI DERGISI-ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, vol.12, no.4, pp.309-311, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: ANADOLU PSIKIYATRI DERGISI-ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.309-311
  • Keywords: sertraline, risperidone, priapism, COMBINATION
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Priapism is a rare, but serious, side effect of psychotropic medications. Psyctropic medication-induced priapism is believed to be caused by the alpha-adrenergic antagonism of these medications. I report here on a case of priapism caused by risperidone (2 mg/day) in addition to sertraline (200 mg/day) treatment in a 24 year-old man with obsessive compulsive disorder. (Anatolian Journal of Psychiatry 2011; 12:30-311)