METHOD We designed a questionnaire (Appendix 1) to elicit information on physicians'
awareness of and experience with antidepressant discontinuation events. The 2-page …

The value of a prospective assessment of discontinuation-emergent symptoms proximal to
the termination of antidepressant treatment cannot be overstated. Though varying in …

Sir: The recent article by Schatzberg et al. helps physicians increase their awareness of the
discontinuation syndrome that may occur when patients stop taking their antidepressants. It …

Demyttenaere K, Haddad P. Compliance with antidepressant therapy and antidepressant
discontinuation symptoms. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2000: 101: 50–56.© Munksgaard 2000 …

Depressive disorders require long-term treatment with antidepressants, psychotherapy, or
both. The goal of antidepressant therapy is complete remission of symptoms and return to …

In England, the prescribing of antidepressants, primarily the newer generation
antidepressant classes, has steadily increased over recent years. There is ongoing debate …

AIMS AND METHOD: Withdrawal symptoms are associated with cessation of all
antidepressants but particularly paroxetine and venlafaxine. We aimed to examine rates of …

Discontinuation reactions are a group of characteristic physical and psychological symptoms
that commence shortly after stopping or, less commonly, after reducing the dose of an …

To minimize the symptoms of antidepressant discontinuation, gradual tapering is necessary
for all serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) except fluoxetine, which has an extended half-life …

Twenty eight patients treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors/venlafaxine were
randomized to a three-day (short) or 14-day (longer) anti—depressant taper and openly …