Signs and Symptoms
The indicators of SSRI discontinuation syndrome are the following:
- Interruption, cessation, or reduction of dosage in an SSRI treatment that has lasted four or more weeks.
- Symptoms which:
- interfere with normal social, occupational, or other functioning.
- are not due to another medical condition, drug use, or discontinuation.
- are not due to a relapse of the condition for which the SSRI was originally prescribed.
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