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Health Tip: Don't Suddenly Stop Antidepressants

by -- Diana Kohnle
Updated: Jun 10th 2010

(HealthDay News) -- Antidepressant medications shouldn't be stopped without a doctor's supervision. If the drugs are stopped suddenly, withdrawal-like symptoms of a condition called antidepressant discontinuation syndrome (ADS) may emerge.

The condition isn't dangerous, and symptoms often subside within a week, the American Academy of Family Physicians says. Here are common symptoms of ADS:

Being anxious.
Feeling sad.
Being irritable.
Feeling fatigued.
Having headaches
Feeling nauseous or vomiting.
Feeling dizzy.

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