Withdrawal reactions associated with venlafaxine

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 291-294

  Parker, Gordon ^a,b   Blennerhassett, Jenny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

SNRI; Venlafaxine; Withdrawal reactions

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DYSPHORIA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; VERTIGO; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0031923591     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679809062742     Document Type: Article

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