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Case report
Acute oedema associated with risperidone use: a report
  1. Arpita Thakur1,
  2. Vijay Niranjan1,
  3. Pali Rastogi2 and
  4. Ramghulam Razdan1
  1. 1 Department of Psychiatry, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
  2. 2 Department of Psychiatry, MGM Medical College Indore, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Arpita Thakur; dr.arpitathakur{at}gmail.com

Abstract

Risperidone acts by potent serotonergic, dopaminergic and alpha adrenergic receptor antagonism. The most common side effects reported are extrapyramidal symptoms, dizziness, sedation, insomnia, headache, anxiety, nausea, constipation and weight gain. Oedema associated with risperidone use is a rare side effect. Here we present a report on pedal oedema associated with use of oral risperidone 4 mg per day for acute-onset psychotic illness. Through this case report we want to make clinicians aware about this important side effect as it can affect patients’ compliance and quality of life.

  • psychosis
  • aggression
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https://doi.org/10.1136/gpsych-2020-100203

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors AT, PR: observation and conceptualisation of the case. AT, VN: detailed the assessment, evaluated and concluded the case. RR, VN: manuscript writing, proof-reading and literature review.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent for publication Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.