Complications From SSRIs
JAMA Clinical Reviews
English - July 10, 2020 15:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 413 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Science clinicalpractice healthcare medical medicine Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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SSRIs are a commonly used medication. Although complications from them are not common because so many people take these medications, physicians will inevitably see problems such as dependence and withdrawal, hyponatremia, bleeding disorders, and even the uncommon but severe SSRI syndrome. To learn about these potential complications, we spoke with David Juurlink, MD, PhD, an internist and clinical pharmacologist at the University of Toronto.