Пароксетин при лечении депрессивных и тревожно-фобических состояний у больных бронхиальной астмой (пилотное исследование)

W e performed an opened, uncontrolled study of therapeutic efficacy, safety and tolerability of the psychotropic drug paroxetin (Paxil) in 25 patients with bronchial asthma (BA) and depressive (DD) or anxlity disorders (AD). The patients’ group involved 7 males and 18 females aged 34 to 61 years. All the patients received the antiasthmatic therapy according to the severity of the disease. Paroxetin was taken in the daily dose of 20 mg for 6 weeks. The patients’ status was evaluated with the HADS scale; the reduction of this parameter by 50% and more was considered as an efficacy criterion. The safety and tolerability of the drug were assessed using pneumotachometry and adverse events were evaluated with the UKU scale. The study results showed the paroxetin is well-tolerated (only 3 patients drop out from the study dure to dyspeptic syndrome) and an effective drug for DD and AFD in BA patients. The airway obstruction parameters were significantly increased under the combined treatment with paroxetin and anti-asthmatic medication.