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Neonatal withdrawal syndrome was first noticed in 1973 in newborns of mothers taking antidepressants; symptoms in the infant include irritability, rapid breathing, hypothermia, and blood sugar problems. The symptoms usually develop from birth to days after delivery and usually resolve within days or weeks of delivery.
Serotonin syndrome. Irritability. Flu-like symptoms. Dizziness. ... Changing your dosage or abruptly stopping your medication could cause you to experience antidepressant withdrawal symptoms like ...
The rebound effect, or pharmaceutical rebound phenomenon, is the emergence or re-emergence of symptoms that were either absent or controlled while taking a medication, but appear when that same medication is discontinued, or reduced in dosage. In the case of re-emergence, the severity of the symptoms is often worse than pretreatment levels.
Post-acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS) is a hypothesized set of persistent impairments that occur after withdrawal from alcohol, [1] [2] opiates, benzodiazepines, barbituratess, and other substances. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Infants born to mothers who used substances of dependence during pregnancy may also experience a PAWS.
About 15% of people who stop taking antidepressants may experience withdrawal symptoms, according to a new study.
Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome, also called antidepressant withdrawal syndrome, is a condition that can occur following the interruption, reduction, or discontinuation of antidepressant medication. [187] The symptoms may include flu-like symptoms, trouble sleeping, nausea, poor balance, sensory changes, and anxiety.
It features a typical depressant withdrawal syndrome that mimics alcohol withdrawal. [123] Symptoms include delirium, tremor, anxiety, tachycardia, insomnia, hypertension, confusion, sweating, severe agitation which may require restraint, [124] auditory and visual hallucinations, and possibly death from tonic-clonic seizures.
When Brooke Siem competed on "Chopped" five years ago, she was dealing with side effects from antidepressant withdrawal after using them for 15 years.