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Limiting Antidepressant Withdrawal

If you are going to be taken off of antidepressants, your healthcare provider may wean you off slowly to minimize the chances of antidepressant withdrawal symptoms. Sometimes, withdrawal symptoms are actually symptoms of depression returning. In this case, your healthcare provider may decide to put you back on an antidepressant medication.
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
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