Key result
A 50-year-old woman developed torsade de pointes tachycardia after intentionally ingesting 6 g of doxepin.
Case Report (n=1)
Doxepin overdose can induce acquired long QT syndrome and torsade de pointes tachycardia.
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Doxepin may trigger torsade de pointes; leaves open whether QT monitoring is warranted in tricyclic antidepressant recipients.
Alter et al. (2001) conducted a case report in Doxepin overdose (n=1). Doxepin was evaluated on Torsade de pointes tachycardia. A 50-year-old woman developed torsade de pointes tachycardia after intentionally ingesting 6 g of doxepin.
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