Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology
Case Report

Panic Disorder Induced by a “Herbal” Product Containing Sibutramine: Case Series with Review of Literature

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Istanbul Institute of Psychiatry, Istanbul - Turkey

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Acibadem Fulya Hospital, Istanbul - Turkey

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Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul - Turkey

Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology 2015; 25: 74-77
DOI: 10.5455/bcp.20140730034327
Read: 958 Downloads: 620 Published: 22 January 2021

Sibutramine is a serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor which has been used for weight loss in obese patients. There are slimming products on the market claiming to be ‘natural’ which nevertheless contain sibutramine. In this report, we present three cases where panic attacks were associated with the use of a product and persisted even long after its discontinuation.

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