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Restless legs syndrome induced by fexofenadine/pseudoephedrine
- Source :
- Journal of General and Family Medicine
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2020.
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Abstract
- Antihistamines are known risk factors for restless legs syndrome (RLS). However, reports on RLS associated with fexofenadine or its combinations are rare. Here, we report a 30‐year‐old woman with RLS that was induced by fexofenadine/pseudoephedrine. She had been taking fexofenadine/pseudoephedrine for three months and felt a strong urge to move her legs at night, which was relieved by movement. Her condition improved by taking pramipexole, which she discontinued subsequently because of dizziness. One month later, she quitted taking fexofenadine/pseudoephedrine, after which her symptoms disappeared a week later. This case study demonstrates that RLS can be induced by fexofenadine/pseudoephedrine and we should always consider the possibility of drug‐induced RLS.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_treatment
Case Report
Case Reports
antihistamine
01 natural sciences
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
mental disorders
Internal Medicine
medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Restless legs syndrome
fexofenadine
0101 mathematics
sleep disorder
Sleep disorder
Fexofenadine
Pramipexole
business.industry
010102 general mathematics
FEXOFENADINE/PSEUDOEPHEDRINE
medicine.disease
Pseudoephedrine
Anesthesia
restless legs syndrome
pseudoephedrine
Antihistamine
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Family Practice
business
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 21897948
- Volume :
- 21
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of General and Family Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....191144cb4e628396e75f899e78045f67