Korean J Pain.
2007 Jun;20(1):71-73. 10.3344/kjp.2007.20.1.71.
Resting Tremor during Low-dose Tricyclic Antidepressant Treatment: A case report
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. khlee6006@yonsei.ac.kr
- KMID: 2278044
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3344/kjp.2007.20.1.71
Abstract
- Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) is a useful drug for treating neuropathic pain. However, tremors are one of the relatively frequent side effects of TCA. A female patient, who was suffering from postherpetic neuralgia, was treated with amitriptyline starting with 10 mg/day. She developed resting tremors on the second day after increasing the dose to 30 mg/day. This case highlights the need for the careful use of amitriptyline in the treatment of neuropathic pain in elderly patients.
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