Emergent Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome Misdiagnosed as Delirium in the ICU

White, Peter; Faingold, Carl L.

doi:10.1155/2019/3925438

Emergent Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome Misdiagnosed as Delirium in the ICU

We present a case of serious antidepressant discontinuation syndrome (ADDS) in a 72- year-old woman in the intensive care unit (ICU). Although this syndrome may be mild under ambulatory conditions, ICU patients can experience serious neurocognitive symptoms that are difficult to differentiate fro…