EFFECT OF CITALOPRAM ON ALCOHOL INTAKE IN HEAVY DRINKERS

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作者
BALLDIN, J
BERGGREN, U
ENGEL, J
ERIKSSON, M
HARD, E
SODERPALM, B
机构
[1] GOTHENBURG UNIV, DEPT CLIN NEUROSCI, PSYCHIAT & NEUROCHEM SECT, GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN
[2] GOTHENBURG UNIV, DEPT PHARMACOL, GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN
[3] GOTHENBURG UNIV, DEPT PSYCHOL, GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN
关键词
CITALOPRAM; SEROTONIN; DAILY ALCOHOL INTAKE; DAYS OF ABSTINENCE; HEAVY DRINKERS;
D O I
10.1111/j.1530-0277.1994.tb00093.x
中图分类号
R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];
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摘要
The effect of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor citalopram (40 mg daily dose) on alcohol intake was investigated in a double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over study. Thirty men with heavy alcohol consumption (mean daily alcohol intake 111 +/- 51 g pure alcohol) completed the study. After a 2-week baseline period, subjects were randomly allocated to treatment with either citalopram or placebo for 5 weeks. In the total sample of heavy drinkers, no difference was found between citalopram and placebo treatment in alcohol consumption or days of abstinence. However, the response to citalopram was negatively correlated (r(s) = -0.67, p < 0.01) with baseline levels of mean daily alcohol intake. Therefore, we divided the total sample into two subgroups with baseline mean daily alcohol intake above and below median (107 g pure alcohol), respectively. In the group with the higher baseline values (138 +/- 25 g pure alcohol), citalopram was not different from placebo in reducing the daily alcohol intake, but in subjects with the lower baseline values (85 +/- 15 g pure alcohol), citalopram was significantly (p < 0.01) superior to placebo. Consequently, citalopram at the present dose appears capable of reducing alcohol intake only in a subgroup of heavy drinkers with a mean daily consumption of between 60 and 100 g pure alcohol.
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