Challenges of withdrawal from chronic antidepressant medication: a healing odyssey

Explore (NY). 2013 Mar-Apr;9(2):108-11. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2012.12.003.

Abstract

We report the case of a woman with posttraumatic stress disorder secondary to childhood sexual assault who attempted withdrawal from long-term use of antidepressant medication and experimented with a plethora of different therapies. The complex case history illustrates the potential difficulty of withdrawal from chronic antidepressant medication and the role of integrative therapies for posttraumatic stress disorder.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antidepressive Agents* / adverse effects
  • Antidepressive Agents* / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Child Abuse, Sexual*
  • Complementary Therapies*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Integrative Medicine*
  • Middle Aged
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / drug therapy
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / etiology
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / therapy*
  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome*

Substances

  • Antidepressive Agents