A 65-year old patient suffering from severe psychotic depression obtained quetiapine for roughly one year. Several attempts to discontinue quetiapine by tapering the dose provoked severe withdrawal symptoms with nausea and vomitus. Pretreatment with domperidone largely prevented withdrawal so that he finally could successfully discontinue quetiapine administration.
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Early Interv Psychiatry
February 2025
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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Clin Psychol Rev
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Center on Autobiographical Memory Research, Department of Psychology, Aarhus University, Denmark.
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J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry
January 2025
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J Clin Med
January 2025
Department of Sleep Medicine and Metabolic Disorder, Medical University of Lodz, 6/8 Mazowiecka, 92-215 Lodz, Poland.
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