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Does Weaning Off Antidepressants Cause Forgetfulness With Confusion?

I have been having an overwheming feel like the so mucyh to do.I seem to forget what I was about to do or I what to say something but I get all toung tie and can not came up with the word I will like to say.I just got off some antidepressen becouse this things that I was feel were ever worse.It been 2 week now that off the med but I still feel like I can not get over how I feel.
Tue, 7 Oct 2014
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Some antidepressants like venlafaxine , paroxetine can cause withdrawl symptoms which include feeling of confusion. Please discuss this with your treating psychiatrist.
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Does Weaning Off Antidepressants Cause Forgetfulness With Confusion?

Some antidepressants like venlafaxine , paroxetine can cause withdrawl symptoms which include feeling of confusion. Please discuss this with your treating psychiatrist.