Psychiatric Symptoms in a Patient with Influenza A (H1N1) Treated with Oseltamivir (Tamiflu): A Case Report

Sang Won Jeon; Changsu Han

doi:10.9758/cpn.2015.13.2.209

Psychiatric Symptoms in a Patient with Influenza A (H1N1) Treated with Oseltamivir (Tamiflu): A Case Report

Sang Won Jeon, Changsu Han

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Abstract

Oseltamivir is the most common antiviral drug used to treat and prevent influenza. Epidemiological studies performed in Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom indicate that oseltamivir may cause psychiatric symptoms; however, the underlying mechanism has not been elucidated. In South Korea, interest in oseltamivir has increased with the spread of the new influenza virus; however, no case report or investigation of psychiatric symptoms associated with the drug has been reported to date. Here, we report a case of a 22-year-old male who complained of mood swings, suicidal feelings, auditory hallucinations, memory deterioration, and insomnia after taking oseltamivir.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	209-211
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
Volume	13
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.9758/cpn.2015.13.2.209
Publication status	Published - 2015 Aug 1

Keywords

Human influenza
Oseltamivir
Psychiatric symptom
Side effect
Tamiflu

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Psychiatry and Mental health
Behavioral Neuroscience
Pharmacology (medical)

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