Electrolyte Blood Press.  2011 Jun;9(1):23-26. 10.5049/EBP.2011.9.1.23.

Hyponatremia Associated with Bupropion

• Kim CS
• Choi JS
• Bae EH
• Kim SW

• KMID: 1497138
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5049/EBP.2011.9.1.23

Abstract

Bupropion is widely used for the treatment of depressive disorder and smoking cessation. Hyponatremia, including a syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH), is not rare complication of treatment with antipsychotic drugs. We report a 60-year-old man who experienced severe hyponatremia after a treatment with bupropion for depressive disorder for the first time in the Korea.

Keyword

bupropion; antipsychotic agents; hyponatremia; elderly

MeSH Terms

Aged
Antipsychotic Agents
Bupropion
Depressive Disorder
Humans
Hyponatremia
Korea
Middle Aged
Smoking Cessation
Antipsychotic Agents
Bupropion

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  Fig. 1 A Pattern of Changing the Levels of Serum Sodium during the Hospital Stay. HD, hospital day.

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