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. 2023 May 10;2023(5):CD014682. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014682.pub2

32. Overview of all interventions in the withdrawal analysis.

Treatment RCTs Participants
Antidepressants with ≥ 200 participants
Amitriptyline 34 1326
Desipramine 4 230
Desvenlafaxine 2 885
Duloxetine 45 6082
Esreboxetine 2 978
Imipramine 5 240
Milnacipran 17 3090
Mirtazapine 3 269
Nortriptyline 7 374
Paroxetine 9 389
Venlafaxine 6 409
Antidepressants with < 200 participants (excluded from summaries)
Amitriptyline + fluoxetine 1 31
Amitriptyline + fluphenazine 1 12
Amitriptyline + naproxen 1 19
Amitriptyline + psychotherapy 1 26
Amitriptyline + splint 1 24
Amitriptyline + support 1 26
Bupropion 1 54
Citalopram 4 76
Clomipramine 2 124
Cognitive behavioural therapy and milnacipran 1 20
Cognitive behavioural therapy and amitriptyline 1 12
Coping skills training + sertraline 1 28
Desipramine + cognitive behavioural therapy 1 37
Desipramine + lidocaine 1 34
Dothiepin 2 55
Doxepin 1 30
Escitalopram 3 86
Fluoxetine 6 140
Fluphenazine 1 13
Gabapentin + nortriptyline 1 56
Maprotiline 3 98
Melatonin + amitriptyline 1 21
Mianserin 2 109
Moclobemide 1 43
Morphine + nortriptyline 1 55
Nortriptyline + cognitive behavioural therapy 1 41
Nortriptyline + disease management 1 37
Nortriptyline + morphine 1 52
Pirlindole 1 45
Pregabalin + duloxetine 1 41
Pregabalin + imipramine 1 73
Reboxetine 1 18
Sertraline 2 66
Trazodone 3 63
Trazodone + gabapentin 2 94
Trimipramine 1 18
Zimeldine 1 17
Non‐antidepressant interventions (excluded from summaries)
ABT‐894 1 172
Acetaminophen (paracetamol) 1 50
Acupuncture 1 24
Aerobic exercise 1 20
Carbamazepine 2 99
Cognitive behavioural therapy 7 333
Coping skills training 1 29
Cyclobenzaprine 1 42
Disease management 1 24
Education 1 71
Gabapentin 6 269
Lamotrigine 1 53
Lidocaine 1 33
Melatonin 1 21
Morphine 2 107
Naltrexone 1 67
Naproxen 1 19
Neurofeedback 1 20
Panax ginseng 1 19
Physical therapy 1 34
Pregabalin 9 919
Psychotherapy 2 116
Saffron/crocin 2 53
Support 1 24
TENS 1 50
Terbutaline 1 51
Usual treatment 1 70
Waitlist 1 24
RCT: randomised controlled trial; TENS: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
Participant numbers reflect the total number of participants receiving the antidepressant.