Antidepressant drugs are prescribed to patients with depressive, anxiety disorders, and
other conditions. Evidence about antidepressant discontinuation syndrome (ADS) and …

Stopping antidepressants can be challenging due to the high rate of discontinuation
symptoms. Patients with antidepressant discontinuation syndrome (ADS) commonly …

Objective Antidepressants are at best 50–55% effective. Non‐compliance and the
antidepressant discontinuation syndrome (ADS) are causally related yet poorly appreciated …

Recent media reports have refocused attention on the syndromic manifestation experienced
by some patients as they discontinue their antidepressant medication (“discontinuation …

Objective: Currently, no evidence-based guidelines exist for the management of serotonin
reuptake inhibitor (SRI) discontinuation syndrome. This article summarizes …

Strong evidence supports the existence of a discontinuation syndrome following the
withdrawal of antidepressant medication, particularly second-generation antidepressants …

Antidepressant discontinuation symptoms occur with all classes of antidepressant. A well-
described discontinuation syndrome occurs with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors …

Depression is the most frequent and costly problem in primary care, where most of these
patients are seen and treated. In many countries, the public regard antidepressant drugs as …

Arlington (VA): American Psychiatric Association; 2013: 712-4. 2. Fava GA, Gatti A, Belaise
C, et al. Withdrawal symptoms after selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor discontinuation: a …

These symptoms have been reported with increasing frequency in the literature when the
newer serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) are discontinued. The class of SRIs includes the …