Article · Volume 4, Issue 3 · pp. 214–216

Pseudocyesis: A complication of antipsychotic-induced increased prolactin levels and weight gain

Sandeep Grover¹, Akhilesh Sharma¹, Deepak Ghormode¹, Nikita Rajpal¹

¹Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Abstract

Pseudocyesis or phantom pregnancy is characterized by a false belief in a non-pregnant female that she is pregnant and this belief is usually associated with bodily signs of pregnancy. In some of the patients, this belief is held with delusional conviction. In this case report, we present the case of a female patient who presented with delusional belief of being pregnant, which was associated with antipsychotic-associated increase in prolactin levels and metabolic syndrome.

Keywords: Antipsychotic; increased prolactin levels; pseudocyesis

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