Withdrawal symptoms do NOT usually occur in case of which of the following medications? 

Withdrawal symptoms do NOT usually occur in case of which of the following medications?  Correct Answer Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

  • Withdrawal symptoms are the abnormal physical and psychological features that follow the abrupt discontinuation of a drug that has the capability of producing physical dependence.
  • Drug dependency of NSAIDS are typically uncommon to develop a dependence on NSAIDs, even with prolonged use, there are still seen some consequences of stopping abruptly.

Additional Information

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors

  • Withdrawal of MAOIs can leads to severe anxiety, agitation, pressured speech, sleeplessness or drowsiness, hallucinations, delirium, and paranoid psychosis.
  • Also MAOI withdrawal phenomena resemble the symptoms produced by the discontinuation of chronically administered psychostimulants.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

  • The most common symptoms of SSRI withdrawal syndrome are described as flu-like symptoms, or feeling like a sudden return of anxiety or depression.  It  can also include: Catatonia (a state of unresponsiveness) and Chills.

Tetracyclic anti-depressants

  • They also leads to withdrawal symptoms like other anti depressant drugs

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