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Venlafaxine precipitated visual hallucinations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Rafael A Gafoor
Rafael A Gafoor*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
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Abstract

A case of venlafaxine associated visual hallucinations is described. The underlying neurochemical pathophysiology is explored and recommendations for management of patients who experience this side effect are discussed.

Keywords

VenlafaxineHallucinationsSNRI
Type
Case Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 19 , Issue 3 , September 2002 , pp. 98 - 99
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2002

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