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Do you avoid SSRIs in patients with a history of RCVS?

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Neurology · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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SSRIs are on a long list of medications associated with RCVS. The condition is relatively rare, and a very low percentage of patients have recurrences. If there is a strong indication for antidepressants, I would treat them with appropriate warnings.

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Neurology · University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
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I would also start low and proceed gradually, bearing in mind the risk if there is a strong indication.

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