withdrawal syndrome when some patients stop taking (SSRIs) selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

March 1996

Experts are starting to recognize a withdrawal syndrome when some patients stop taking (SSRIs) selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

This is being reported more with the short-acting SSRIs...Paxil (paroxetine), Zoloft (sertraline), and Luvox (fluvoxamine). But it can also happen when patients stop Prozac (fluoxetine).

Patients typically report dizziness...nausea...headaches...fatigue...poor concentration...and mood changes. Some even describe a bizarre "shock-like" sensation on their skin.

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