Abstract
To the Editor
Quetiapine was synthesised as a clozapine mimetic (Monahan et al., 2020), also sharing similar pharmacodynamic characteristics to that of clozapine, rapidly dissociating from the D2 receptor (Lander et al., 2018; Nair et al., 2020). Clozapine has the highest propensity among all antipsychotic medications (including quetiapine) in leading to rebound psychosis and catatonia (occurring less than 1 week following cessation of the antipsychotic), in addition to other discontinuation-related symptoms...
Quetiapine was synthesised as a clozapine mimetic (Monahan et al., 2020), also sharing similar pharmacodynamic characteristics to that of clozapine, rapidly dissociating from the D2 receptor (Lander et al., 2018; Nair et al., 2020). Clozapine has the highest propensity among all antipsychotic medications (including quetiapine) in leading to rebound psychosis and catatonia (occurring less than 1 week following cessation of the antipsychotic), in addition to other discontinuation-related symptoms...
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 98 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 10 May 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2022 |
Keywords
- clozapine
- antipsychotic medications
- withdrawal
- psychosis
- catatonia