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A member asked:

Have u had a patient that was on an ssri whom went off it gradually & but still had withdrawal symptoms for months?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

No, but have seen: Patients who developed recurrence of anxious or depressive symptoms - for whom it did not show up in for quite a few weeks after ssri was stopped.

Dr Cattano agreed

Answered 4/10/2018

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