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Antidepressant withdrawal symptoms treated with anticholinergic agents

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.140.2.249

The authors describe three patients who developed withdrawal symptoms after discontinuation of antidepressants. Their symptoms were successfully treated with atropine. Central cholinergic overdrive is implicated in the genesis of the symptoms.

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