A case of social phobia and avoidant personality disorder with erectile dysfunction successfully treated with venlafaxine and add-on reboxetine

Pacchiarotti, Isabella; Manfredi, Giovanni; Kotzalidis, Giorgio D.; Ruberto, Amedeo; Tatarelli, Roberto; Girardi, Paolo

A 25-year-old man with DSM-IV-TR Axis I social phobia and Axis II avoidant personality disorder and erectile dysfunction, presenting with depression, anxiety and insomnia, responded partially to extended release oral venlafaxine (75 mg/die for 6 weeks), but developed side effects and worsening symptoms when dose was increased to 150 mg/die; he responded to a combination of 75 mg/die venlafaxine and 4 mg/die reboxetine and improved on most of his symptoms.

SOCIAL phobia; PERSONALITY disorders; VENLAFAXINE; SEROTONIN

European Psychiatry, 2004, Vol 19, Issue 4, p233

0924-9338

Academic Journal

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2003.07.015