Am J Psychiatry 1988; 145:358-360
Copyright © 1988 by American Psychiatric Association
Prolactin, cortisol, and antidepressant treatment
GA Fava, J Lisansky, MT Buckman, R Kellner, D Pathak, M Fava and GT Peake
Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York, Buffalo School of Medicine.
In four depressed patients with abnormal dexamethasone suppression test
results before treatment, plasma prolactin levels significantly increased
after successful amitriptyline therapy. Such an increase did not take place
in five depressed patients with normal dexamethasone suppression test
findings.
