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Domenico DE Berardis1, Nicola Serroni, Stefano Marini
1DE BERARDIS and MARINI: Hospital "G. Mazzini," ASL 4 Teramo, Italy, and University "G. D'Annunzio," Chieti; SERRONI: Hospital "G. Mazzini," ASL 4 Teramo; FORNARO: University of Catania; VALCHERA: Villa S. Giuseppe Hospital, Ascoli Piceno; MARTINOTTI and DI GIANNANTONIO: University "G. D'Annunzio," Chieti; KAHN: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York.
Abstract:
Discontinuation or withdrawal symptoms have been documented for all major classes of antide- pressants, especially the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). It has been reported that an antidepressant withdrawal syndrome may induce manic states in patients treated for major depression, even in the absence of a history of bipolar disorder. We report the case of a young woman with unipolar depression who developed a manic state after abrupt discontinuation of lowdose escitalopram. This manic state remitted when escitalopram was reintroduced within a week after the interruption of treatment.
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