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An anticholinergic medication for antidepressant discontinuation (withdrawal)?

Question from a Member: In relation to [antidepressant] discontinuation symptoms, what about a scopolamine patch? I have never used it, but it crossed my mind. Scopolamine is an anticholinergic medication. It blocks muscarinic receptors, which are one of the types of receptors at which acetylcholine acts. So, what our Member is really asking is—Could an…

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