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What Are The Side Effects Of Stalopam If Stopped Abruptly?

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Posted on Mon, 16 Nov 2015
Question: What are the side effects of stalopam if stopped abruptly???
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (8 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Flu like illness

Detailed Answer:
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Stalopam if stopped suddenly causes following symptoms.
Flu like illness
Excessive dreams
Sleep difficulties
Restlessness
Anxiety/agitation

One or another symptoms occur in almost one third of such patients and last from one day to five days.

There are not life threatening and resolve spontaneously in few days.

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Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary

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What Are The Side Effects Of Stalopam If Stopped Abruptly?

Brief Answer: Flu like illness Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for using Healthcaremagic. Stalopam if stopped suddenly causes following symptoms. Flu like illness Excessive dreams Sleep difficulties Restlessness Anxiety/agitation One or another symptoms occur in almost one third of such patients and last from one day to five days. There are not life threatening and resolve spontaneously in few days. I hope this helps you. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ashok-kumar/67386 Thanks and regards