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Medication-induced excessive yawning

Question from a Member: Patients on an SSRI often complain about frequent yawning. It is a well-documented effect of SSRIs that is mediated via the hypothalamus. Anything that can be done for this distress? What is excessive yawning? Yawning is, of course, a normal phenomenon when a person is sleepy, tired, or bored. And, it…

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