Antidepressant-Induced Mental, Behavioral, and Cerebral Abnormalities

Antidepressant-Induced Mental, Behavioral, and Cerebral Abnormalities 

At one end of the continuum, the individual becomes mildly irritable, a little emotionally labile, or slightly agitated. At the other end of the continuum, the individual becomes classically manic, at times perpetrating violence or crashing into depression and suicidality. On occasion an 

TABLE 7.1 Mental and Behavioral Adverse Drug Reactions in Adults Caused by Paroxetine 

Mania/hypomania (2.2% of bipolar patients) Paranoid reaction 

From the 2001 FDA-approved label for Paxil. Table compiled from the label by Peter R. Breggin. 

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