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Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome; Other names: Antidepressant withdrawal syndrome [1] Specialty: Psychiatry: Symptoms: Flu-like symptoms, trouble sleeping, anxiety, depression, dissociation, intrusive thoughts, nausea, poor balance, dizziness, sensory changes [2] Usual onset: Within 3 days [2] Duration: Few weeks to months [3] [4] Causes
Post-acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS) is a hypothesized set of persistent impairments that occur after withdrawal from alcohol, [1] [2] opiates, benzodiazepines, antidepressants, and other substances. [3] [4] [5] Infants born to mothers who used substances of dependence during pregnancy may also experience a PAWS.
Antidepressant withdrawal syndrome may occur if stopped. [10] There are concerns that use during the later part of pregnancy can harm the developing fetus. [10] Duloxetine was approved for medical use in the United States [10] [13] and the European Union in 2004. [5] [7] It is available as a generic medication. [12]
Serotonin toxicity has a rapid onset after the administration of a serotonergic drug and responds to serotonin blockade such as drugs like chlorpromazine and cyproheptadine. Dopamine receptor blockade (NMS) has a slow onset, typically evolves over several days after administration of a neuroleptic drug, and responds to dopamine agonists such as ...
A withdrawal syndrome may occur if the dose is rapidly decreased. [1] Use during pregnancy and breastfeeding is not generally recommended. [7] It is in the serotonin modulator class of medications and is believed to work both as an SSRI and activator of the 5-HT 1A receptor. [1]
The major limitation of SSRIs concerns their delay of action. It appears that the clinical efficacy of SSRIs becomes evident only after a few weeks. [217] SSRIs can be combined with a host of other drugs including bupropion, α 2 adrenergic antagonists (e.g., yohimbine) as well as some of the atypical antipsychotics. The augmentation agents are ...
Waste reduction efforts: Hospitals in the U.S. generate about 5 million tons of waste annually, or over 29 pounds per bed per day. Much of this waste comes from disposable medical supplies that ...
A 2014 meta analysis found no increased risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension associated with exposure to SSRI's in early pregnancy and a slight increase in risk associates with exposure late in pregnancy; "an estimated 286 to 351 women would need to be treated with an SSRI in late pregnancy to result in an average of one additional case of ...