Pramipexole: augmentation in the treatment of depressive symptoms |
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Authors: | Gupta Sanjay Vincent Jennifer L Frank Bradford |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychiatry, University of Buffalo School of Medicine, USA. sgupta1@adelphia.net |
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Abstract: | We describe a retrospective case series of three patients, two with bipolar depression and one with unipolar depression. Pramipexole is a Food and Drug Administration-approved antiparkinsonian agent, which, when used to augment antidepressants, would be considered an off-label use and should be discussed with the patient. These patients had robust responses to pramipexole augmentation of their treatment regimen. All three patients had been taking an atypical antipsychotic. The depressive symptoms were evaluated using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression. |
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