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KMID : 0363120070200010071
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Korean Journal of Pain
2007 Volume.20 No. 1 p.71 ~ p.73
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Resting Tremor during Low-dose Tricyclic Antidepressant Treatment －A case report－
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Lee Yeong-Bok
Park Jong-Taek
Jeon Ja-Youn
Lee Kwang-Ho
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Abstract
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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. (Korean J Pain 2007; 20: 71-73)
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KEYWORD
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neuropathic pain, side effect, tremor, tricyclic antidepressant.
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