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DOES ATOMOXETINE INCREASE THE RISK OF AGGRESSION AND HOSTILITY IN CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER?
School & Child Health, Queens House, Queen Street, Ramsgate, Kent, UK; Somnath.b@doctors.org.uk
Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK
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A 13-year-old boy with a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) comes to the clinic with his mother for a review. He was started on atomoxetine 6 weeks prior to this visit for hyperactive/impulsive symptoms and poor concentration. The boy was admitted to the hospital 1 week ago for changed behaviour, disorientation, irrelevant speech and self-harming behaviour. He was reported to be very aggressive and hostile towards other children and adults.
Investigation for organic causes was undertaken and no clear explanation was found. The patient was discharged on day 3 upon improvement of symptoms. Although the diagnosis of ADHD had been made some time ago, stimulant medications were not used because of the risk of abuse and drug diversion. His mother ascribes this hospitalisation to a side effect of atomoxetine as he had not shown such behaviour before starting on treatment and there is no recent history
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