Journal of clinical psychopharmacology
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J Clin Psychopharmacol · Apr 2006
Risk factors for extrapyramidal symptoms during treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, including cytochrome P-450 enzyme, and serotonin and dopamine transporter and receptor polymorphisms.
Extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) are rare adverse drug reactions to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). This study aimed to investigate the potential risk factors for EPS associated with SSRIs including polymorphisms of cytochrome P-450 isoenzymes, and serotonin and dopamine transporters and receptors. ⋯ The risk of EPS with SSRIs seems to increase with advanced age and with the presence of the A1 allele of DRD2 Taq1A polymorphism. Because of the small sample size of our study and the use of historical controls rather than patients who did not experience EPS during SSRIs treatment, the DRD2 finding is preliminary and needs to be replicated in other studies before firm conclusions can be drawn. At least 1 additional potential risk factor was found in almost all cases.