Acute and Persistent Withdrawal Syndromes Following Discontinuation of Psychotropic Medications

 Includes withdrawal syndromes from benzodiazepines, ketamine/esketamine, mood stabilizers.

Psychother Psychosom 2020;89:283–306.  "Studies on psychotropic medications decrease, discontinuation, or switch have uncovered withdrawal syndromes. The present overview aimed at analyzing the literature to illustrate withdrawal after decrease, discontinuation, or switch of psychotropic medications based on the drug class (i.e., benzodiazepines, nonbenzodiazepine benzodiazepine receptor agonists, antidepressants, ketamine, antipsychotics, lithium, mood stabilizers) according to the diagnostic criteria of Chouinard and Chouinard [Psychother Psychosom. 2015;84(2):63–71], which encompass new withdrawal symptoms, rebound symptoms, and persistent post-withdrawal disorders."

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