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Letter to the Editor January 15, 1998

Reply to Letter to the Editor "Discontinuation Symptoms and SSRIs"

J Clin Psychiatry 1998;59(10):536-537

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Sir: We appreciate the comments of Dr. Pollock regarding the special supplement on SSRI discontinuation. He notes that fluoxetine can be associated with discontinuation symptoms but that these occur several weeks after discontinuation. We agree that they can occur.

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