Aripiprazole associated urine retention in a male schizophrenia patient

• Published in: General hospital psychiatry Vol. 35; no. 6; pp. 680.e11 - 680.e12
• Main Authors: Hsu, Wen-Yu, M.D, Chang, Ting-Gang, M.D, Chiu, Nan-Ying, M.D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2013
• Subjects: 5-HT; Adult; Antipsychotic Agents - adverse effects; Aripiprazole; Humans; Male; Piperazines - adverse effects; Psychiatry; Quinolones - adverse effects; Schizophrenia - drug therapy; Urinary Retention - chemically induced; Urine retention; Aripiprazole; 5-HT; Urine retention

Abstract Urine retention and voiding dysfunction are infrequent adverse effects in second generation antipsychotics. We present a male patient who developed voiding difficulties after aripiprazole treatment. Close follow-up of a patient after initiating aripiprazole treatment is critical. Lowering t...