Abstract

PEREIRA, Ana Teresa; MOTA, Diana; RIBEIRO, Lúcia  and  RODRIGUES, José Daniel. Trazodone-induced delirium: case report. rev.colomb.psiquiatr. [online]. 2020, vol.49, n.3, pp.199-201.  Epub Jan 17, 2021. ISSN 0034-7450.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcp.2018.10.006.

Trazodone is used as an antidepressant in doses between 150 and 600 mg. At lower doses, it is commonly used to treat insomnia. There are few case reports about confusional symptoms as an undesirable side effect of this drug. We report a case of a patient who presented with delirium after prescription of trazodone 100 mg. She required hospitalisation but, shortly after discontinuation of trazodone, the symptoms disappeared without antipsychotic medication. Seven months after the episode, the patient remains asymptomatic.

Keywords : Delirium; Insomnia; Trazodone; Adverse effects; Mental disorders.

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