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IJ Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
IJPBS is the Official Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
e-ISSN 1735-9287
p-ISSN 1735-8639
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Outline
Comparing the Efficacy of add-on Nortryptiline With Triiodothyronine in the Management of Citalopram-Resistant Depression
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1Assistant professor of Psychiatry. Fellowship of neuropsychiatry, Mashad University of Medical Sciences, Avicenna Hospital, Mashad, Iran
2Department of Psychiatry Mashad University of Medical Sciences, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Assistant professor of Psychiatry. Fellowship of neuropsychiatry, Mashad University of Medical Sciences, Avicenna Hospital, Mashad, Iran Email: nmokhber@yahoo.com
Published online:Jul 30, 2007
Article type:Research Article
Received:May 25, 2007
Accepted:Jun 15, 2007
How to Cite:Mokhber N, Talaei A. Comparing the Efficacy of add-on Nortryptiline With Triiodothyronine in the Management of Citalopram-Resistant Depression. Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci. 2007;1(2):. doi:
Abstract
Objective: To manage a treatment resistant depression, clinicians may add a second medication to the first antidepressant drug. The aim of the current research was to study the outcome of augmentation of citalopram with nortryptiline or triiodothyronine in a randomized clinical trial.
Methods: We selected 48 adult outpatients with a diagnosis of non-psychotic major depressive disorder who had not responded to 12 weeks citalopram therapy (40 mg per day). They were randomly allocated to two groups. One group received nortryiptiline (at a dose of up to 150 mg per day) and the other triiodothyronine (T3) (at a dose of up to 50 µg per day). The remission of depression was defined as a score of 7 or less on the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD-17).
Results: After 8 weeks, the nortriptyline group had a higher remission rate (33.33 %) than the triiodothyronine group (17.64%). The nortriptyline group, however, had a higher dropout rate due to experiencing more side effects
Conclusion: Augmentation of citalopram with nortryptiline seems to be effective in the management of treatment resistant depression. However, one should strike a balance between the efficacy and the tolerability of this approach, as there is a higher chance of experiencing side effects by the patients.
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