Effect of fenfluramine on mood: a double-blind placebo-controlled trial

Biol Psychiatry. 1992 Feb 15;31(4):351-6. doi: 10.1016/0006-3223(92)90228-r.

Abstract

Depressed patients (n = 10), schizophrenics (n = 6), and normal control subjects was (n = 9) were administered fenfluramine hydrochloride (FF) (60 mg/os) or placebo in the context of a randomized, double-blind crossover trial. No effect of FF on mood or activation was detected over a 6-hr period. A previous report claiming acute antidepressant effects of FF in depressed subjects was not confirmed.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Affect / drug effects*
  • Arousal / drug effects*
  • Bipolar Disorder / drug therapy*
  • Bipolar Disorder / psychology
  • Depressive Disorder / drug therapy*
  • Depressive Disorder / psychology
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Female
  • Fenfluramine / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Personality Inventory
  • Schizophrenia / drug therapy*
  • Schizophrenic Psychology*

Substances

  • Fenfluramine