Difficulties in choosing analgesic treatment in antidepressants treated patient Review article

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Anna Antosik-Wójcińska
Jarosław Woroń

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Pain is a symptom of many diseases, including depression. It can be a component of depression itself, as well as a mask for it. In turn, depression itself increases sensitivity to pain. This means that pain treatment must be taken into account in the treatment of a patient with depression. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are the most commonly used group of analgesics, but their long-term use is associated with the risk of hemorrhagic complications, which can be exacerbated by certain SSRI antidepressants. For this reason, it is important to use drugs with the least potential to cause hemorrhagic complications and interact with each other in the treatment of depressive pain. Etoricoxib does not increase the incidence of clinically relevant interactions with antidepressants and, as a coxib, has a reduced risk of causing hemorrhagic complications. In addition, in the context of the inflammatory hypothesis of depression, its use may support the treatment of depression.

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Antosik-Wójcińska, A., & Woroń, J. (2025). Difficulties in choosing analgesic treatment in antidepressants treated patient. Medycyna Faktow (J EBM), 18(3(68), 370-376. https://doi.org/10.24292/01.MF.0325.06
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