A 75 year old presents with new onset of hallucinations. His wife thinks that it is drug induced hallucinations. About 4 weeks ago he developed worsening RLS and presented to his primary care provider for treatment. He reported that his symptoms seemed to be worse...
JS is a 76 year old female who was having an increase in sleepiness. Her neighbor recently stopped by and found very sedated and difficult to arouse. She was almost “passed out”. An ambulance was called and she was taken to the ER. Her current...
A 69 year old male has an extensive medical history including schizophrenia, depression, Parkinson’s disorder, and hypertension. He has historically been fairly adherent to his medication regimen, but recently decided that he did not want to take his...
A 77 year old male had recently been having troublesome hallucinations. He was envisioning spiders and snakes in his room that were incredibly distressing and a major cause of his severe anxiety. Other causes such as medication and medical conditions were ruled out,...
A 78 year old patient with a past medical history of bipolar disorder, dementia with aggressive behaviors, hypertension, and neuropathy was being evaluated and was initiated on Trileptal (oxcarbazepine) to try to help with neuropathy. He had been tried on numerous...
Citalopram is a very commonly used antidepressant and is part of the Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) class. SSRI’s do have the potential to contribute to SIADH (basically a reduction in sodium levels in the body). The case: A 68 year old female...
