We describe a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who experienced severe hypotension and cardiac conduction trouble due to maprotiline hydrochloride (a quadricyclic antidepressant agent) overdosage within weeks of beginning a new therapy with a combination of antiretroviral drugs: stavudine (40 mg twice a day), ritonavir (400 mg twice a day), saquinavir mesylate (400 mg twice a day), indinavir sulfate (400 mg twice a day), and amprenavir (900 mg twice a day). We believe that the overdosage resulted from strong inhibition of cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) (the pathway of maprotiline hydroxylation) by ritonavir and/or fluconazole.