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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