Antidepressant discontinuation (withdrawal): Management

This article was first published on Feb 25,2017. It was last reviewed/ updated on July 28,2023. Antidepressant discontinuation (withdrawal) syndrome (ADS) is a relatively common and troublesome condition. For mild symptoms, education and symptomatic treatment may be enough but for moderate/severe symptoms, it will be necessary to either restart the same antidepressant or switch to…