Tiagabine in the Treatment of Nervios

Article Abstract

Sir: Nervios or ataque de nervios is a condition seen primarily in Hispanic women.¹ It has been described in the anthropological as well as the psychiatric literature for many years.²Symptoms of nervios may overlap with symptoms of affective disorders and those within the anxiety disorders.¹ The following case describes a Hispanic woman diagnosed with nervios, in her country of origin, successfully treated with tiagabine after trials with more traditional agents utilized in anxiety disorders were not tolerated.