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Pilot study of milnacipran in panic disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

M Ansseau ,
R von Frenckell  and
C Serre
M Ansseau
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège, Domaine Universitaire du Sart Tilman (B35), B-4000 Liège 1, Belgium
R von Frenckell
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège, Domaine Universitaire du Sart Tilman (B35), B-4000 Liège 1, Belgium
C Serre
Affiliation:
Centre de Recherche Pierre-Fabre, F-81106, Castres, France
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Summary

Ten outpatients with panic disorder were treated over an 8 week-period with milnacipran, an antidepressant active on both noradrenergic and serotonergic systems, at a dose between 100 and 150 mg/d. Clinical assessments included the Hamilton Anxiety Scale and the Cottraux Rating Scale for phobias, panic attacks, and generalized anxiety. Results showed very significant improvements in the frequency and intensity of panic attacks and in the level of generalized anxiety. A good or excellent response was noted in 7 patients. Only 3 patients complained of side-effects, mostly of the digestive type. These promising results of milnacipran in panic disorder need to be confirmed in controlled studies.

Keywords

milnacipranpanic disorder
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Short communication
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European Psychiatry , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , 1991 , pp. 103 - 105
Copyright
Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1991

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