Catatonia olanzapine

A woman with paranoid schizophrenia developed catatonia 5 days after the abrupt withdrawal of olanzapine and alprazolam (26). The catatonic symptoms included mutism, prostration, waxy flexibility, oculogyric movements, and an inability to swallow. Her symptoms disappeared after administration of alprazolam and haloperidol, and there was no recurrence. 

Roberge C, Mosquet B, Hamel F, Crete P, Starace J. Catatonie apres sevrage d un traitement par olanzapine et alprazolam. [Catatonia after olanzapine and alprazolam withdrawal.] J Clin Pharm 2001 20 163-5. 

Psychiatric A case of catatonia in a 14-year-old female following treatment with olanzapine is reported [175 ]. She was responded to treatment with amantadine, ECT and ziprasidone in monotherapy. 

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