Behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbance

Chapter 13 Pharmacotherapy, Antidepressants) have an antibulimic effect separate from the antidepressant effect: k fluoxetine.

= Complications: = hypokalaemia can lead to:

– cardiac arrhythmias, – renal failure;

= oesophageal tears (MalloryWeiss tears); = oesophagitis due to induced vomiting; = self-loathing and depression.