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Short report
Neonatal paroxetine withdrawal syndrome
Abstract
Four term neonates presented with symptoms such as jitteriness and necrotising enterocolitis after paroxetine exposure in utero.
Key messages
Key messages
Paroxetine withdrawal syndrome was suspected in four neonates exposed to the drug in utero at maternal doses ranging from 20 to 120 mg/day
The symptoms and abnormalities included, but were not limited to, jitteriness, vomiting, irritability, hypoglycaemia, and necrotising enterocolitis
Close observation is warranted for neonates exposed to paroxetine in utero
- neonates
- paroxetine
- withdrawal
- serotonin reuptake inhibitors
- necrotising enterocolitis