2016年7月2日
Psychiatric comorbidities and use of milnacipran in patients with chronic dizziness.
Journal of vestibular research : equilibrium & orientation
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- 巻
- 26
- 号
- 3
- 開始ページ
- 335
- 終了ページ
- 40
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.3233/VES-160582
BACKGROUND: Psychiatric comorbidities are an important issue in the treatment of chronic dizziness patients. OBJECTIVE: To test the correlation between psychiatric status and subjective handicaps and to examine the effects of milnacipran on handicaps. METHODS: Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) and handicaps were assessed by a questionnaire before and eight weeks after milnacipran treatment (50 mg/day) in 29 consecutive patients with chronic dizziness. Effects of milnaciplan were compared with fluvoxamine (200 mg/day). RESULTS: A significant correlation was found between anxious and depressive scale scores and also between HADS and handicaps. Duration of symptoms was longer in the anxious/depressive group (HADS≧13) than in the non-anxious/depressive group. Handicaps and HADS were significantly decreased after treatment only in the anxious/depressive group. There were no overall differences in drug effects between milnaciplan and fluvoxamine. However, the rate of patients with a post/pre ratio of handicaps <80% was higher in milnaciplan group compared with the fluvoxamine group. CONCLUSIONS: Not only anxiety disorders but also depression should be considered as comorbid psychiatric disorders in patients with chronic dizziness. Dizzy patients with psychiatric comorbidities have a longer duration of symptoms and more handicaps than those without psychiatric disorders. Milnacipran may be chosen as a treatment for patients with chronic dizziness with comorbid psychiatric disorders in case of and insufficient response to SSRIs.
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.3233/VES-160582
- PubMed ID : 27392838