Resurgence of Eating Disorders with Olanzapine
| Autor: | Elise C. Carey, Molly A. Feely, Amanda K. Lorenz, Kelly J. Christensen, Jacob J. Strand, Kelly L. Wu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Olanzapine
medicine.medical_specialty Palliative care Side effect Nausea media_common.quotation_subject Appetite Antineoplastic Agents medicine Humans Psychiatry Bulimia Nervosa General Nursing media_common Aged Ovarian Neoplasms business.industry Palliative Care General Medicine medicine.disease Eating disorders Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Treatment Outcome Female medicine.symptom business medicine.drug Antipsychotic Agents |
| Zdroj: | Journal of palliative medicine. 22(2) |
| ISSN: | 1557-7740 |
| Popis: | Olanzapine is commonly utilized in palliative care for the treatment of nausea, and a known side effect of olanzapine is increased appetite. Olanzapine is also known to cause re-emergence of eating disorders (EDs) in patients utilizing olanzapine for its antipsychotic effects. It is unclear to what extent this may also occur in patients with serious/life-limiting illness.We present a case of a 70-year-old female with recurrent ovarian cancer and a history of bulimia nervosa (BN) that developed resurgence of her BN after initiation of olanzapine for cancer-associated nausea. Her BN resolved with reducing the dose of olanzapine.It is important to recognize that recurrence of EDs can occur when using olanzapine in the palliative care setting. |
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