Acute citalopram administration produces correlated increases in plasma and salivary cortisol
Bhagwagar Z, Hafizi S, Cowen P. Acute citalopram administration produces correlated increases in plasma and salivary cortisol. Psychopharmacology 2002, 163: 118-120. PMID: 12185409, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-002-1149-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalivary cortisol levelsCortisol levelsSelective serotonin re-uptake inhibitorsSalivary cortisolSerotonin re-uptake inhibitorsAcute citalopram administrationRe-uptake inhibitorsCross-over designSalivary cortisol concentrationsCitalopram administrationIntravenous administrationCortisol releaseHealthy volunteersCortisol concentrationsSaliva cortisolCitalopramCortisolParallel increaseAdministrationCorrelated increaseAcceptable means