A report of two cases, Clozapine-induced tardive dyskinesia and hypothyroidism, Rebound insomnia after abrupt clozapine withdrawal, Clozapine withdrawal emergent dystonia, oculogyric crisis and rebound psychosis in a single patient, Clozapine withdrawal symptoms after change to sertindole in a schizophrenic patient. and transmitted securely. The site is secure. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide, This PDF is available to Subscribers Only. Unlike starting clozapine, there are very few recommendations around how to safely discontinue clozapine.26 The recognition that abrupt discontinuation can result in withdrawal symptoms brought about a recommendation for gradual tapering in 199527 and subsequent guidance documents have recommended that discontinuation takes place over one to two weeks.16,28 However, there is evidence to suggest that this taper period may be too short. Provisional guidelines were initially developed by psychiatrists and pharmacists at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust with expertise in managing patients on clozapine. Clozapine discontinuation rates are estimated to be as high as 45% after 2years.66 As such, there is a need for evidence-based guidelines on the prevention and management of withdrawal syndromes associated with clozapine discontinuation.67,68 For example, in light of the evidence that withdrawal symptoms are likely to be underpinned by neuronal adaptions giving rise to receptor super-sensitivity, when stopping clozapine, a slow taper (for example, over several months or years) may help to reduce the risk of withdrawal symptoms.69. To date, there has been surprisingly little clinical guidance on how to minimise the likeliness of withdrawal symptoms in patients who are stopped on clozapine abruptly or gradually. Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic that has been shown to reduce hospitalisation, mortality and risk of suicide in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia.1-3 Furthermore, studies - albeit mostly with relatively short follow up - suggest that clozapine is the only medication effective in treatment-resistant schizophrenia.4 Clozapine . It is also worth considering whether any adverse effects are likely to be transient and exploring whether the patient would be willing to tolerate them in view of the benefits of clozapine treatment. However, in certain clinical situations, such as the emergence of serious adverse effects, it is necessary to discontinue clozapine. Kapulsky L, Greiner MG, Daniels JE, et al. Furthermore, patients should be advised that if stopping clozapine for any reason, this should be done gradually and in collaboration with their clinician. Remaining authors declare no conflict of interest. There are somepatients for whom lifelong medica-tion with antipsychotics is essentialas the risk of relapse never disap-pears. Recommendations on the Management of Clozapine-Withdrawal-Induced Cholinergic Rebound, Catatonia is a psychomotor disorder characterized by stupor, posturing, and echo phenomena94 and is thought to arise due to hypoactivity of the GABAergic system. In situations where catatonia emerges, clozapine re-initiation is associated with the greatest symptomatic improvement. When leukopenia has been excluded, myocarditis, NMS and rhabdomyolysis must be considered. Abrupt cessation of clozapine can lead to a relapse within a week. Shekelle PG, Woolf SH, Eccles M, Grimshaw J. Chouinard G, Samaha AN, Chouinard VA, et al. We review the evidence for the existence of clozapine-induced withdrawal symptoms, and in particular focus on withdrawal-associated psychosis, cholinergic rebound, catatonia and serotonergic discontinuation symptoms. How effective are treatments for catatonia and cholinergic and serotonergic symptoms? How long do clozapine-withdrawal symptoms last for? The effectiveness of olanzapine in treatment-refractory schizophrenia when patients are nonresponsive to or unable to tolerate clozapine. Malignant syndrome or withdrawal reaction? Symptoms generally emerge within a week of clozapine discontinuation.59 Interestingly, catatonia is not associated with the discontinuation of other antipsychotics, which may suggest that the unique pharmacology of clozapine plays an important role. There is minimal evidence regarding the optimal regimen for stopping clozapine to avoid cholinergic rebound. What are the clinical implications of these findings? ; AGREE Next Steps Consortium. This is likely to be patient dependent and individual factors, such as length of clozapine treatment, are likely to impact on the susceptibility towards developing withdrawal symptoms. has received research funding from H. Lundbeck unrelated to this study. Distinguishing between the two is challenging as most patients treated with clozapine have a psychotic disorder. Whiskey E, Wykes T, Duncan-McConnell D, Haworth E, Walsh N, Hastilow S. Ucok A, Yacolu EA, Yldz M, et al. Second, they may help to address clinicians reservations around offering clozapine to patients due to the risks associated with clozapine discontinuation. Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Kings College London, 16 De Crespigny Park, Camberwell, London, SE5 8AF, UK. The management of treatment-resistant schizophrenia when clozapine cannot be used remains a major therapeutic challenge.76 The majority of patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia benefit from being continued on clozapine.106 Epidemiological data suggest that the commonest reason for clozapine discontinuation are adverse drug reactions, many of which can be managed with pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.7 In the absence of effective alternatives, it is sensible to attempt to manage adverse effects before clozapine is discontinued. Controlled, double-blind investigation of the clozapine discontinuation symptoms with conversion to either olanzapine or placebo. A small case series suggests that patients treated with medication that has anticholinergic properties, such as tricyclic antidepressants and Parkinsons disease medications, at the time of clozapine discontinuation may be less susceptible to cholinergic rebound.62. Krivoy A, Malka L, Fischel T, Weizman A, Valevski A. Moeller FG, Chen YW, Steinberg JL, et al. Whilst immediate cessation of clozapine is strongly associated with the emergence of withdrawal symptoms, to what extent other variables (such as clozapine dose, treatment duration and demographic variables) are important remains to be addressed. Retrospective evidence suggests that re-initiation of clozapine is effective in treating cholinergic rebound.65,92,93 In one case series, re-introducing clozapine at relatively low doses (2550 mg daily) was sufficient to improve symptoms.65 However, in the absence of studies incorporating a comparison group, it is difficult to evaluate treatment strategies. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been shown to be effective in some case of clozapine-withdrawal-induced catatonia, however in all of the reported cases to date, clozapine re-initiation had not been attempted (table 4).98,99, Recommendations on the Management of Clozapine-Withdrawal-Induced Catatonia, Serotoninergic discontinuation symptoms such as agitation, diaphoresis, clonus, and hyperreflexia have been reported in a minority of patients following the abrupt100 and gradual discontinuation of clozapine,101 at doses as low as 37.5 mg daily.102 The prevalence of serotonergic discontinuation symptoms is unknown and risk factors for its emergence remain unclear. For example, it is plausible that some of the negative outcomes attributable to stopping clozapine13 are due to withdrawal-associated symptoms. AGRANULOCYTOSIS BECAUSE OF A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF AGRANULOCYTOSIS, A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING ADVERSE EVENT, CLOZARIL (CLOZAPINE) SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR USE IN (1) THE. Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Kings College London, London, UK. the contents by NLM or the National Institutes of Health. They were then reviewed by a patient advisory group and revised accordingly. Clinical guidelines, such as the Dutch clozapine guideline, 1 provide clinicians with essential information about leukocyte monitoring and the treatment of common (hypersalivation, constipation) and uncommon (myoclonus, hypotension) side-effects of clozapine. Luykx JJ, Stam N, Tanskanen A, Tiihonen J, Taipale H. Stam N, Taipale H, Tanskanen A, et al. Falkai P, Wobrock T, Lieberman J, Glenthoj B, Gattaz WF, Mller HJ; WFSBP Task Force on Treatment Guidelines for Schizophrenia. 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The mechanism by which clozapine discontinuation induces these symptoms is not clear; however, it has been postulated to relate to clozapines direct effect on serotonergic receptors. Two researchers (GB and EO) performed the study search independently and in parallel. A double-blind comparison with chlorpromazine, Association with hospitalization and all-cause discontinuation among patients with schizophrenia on clozapine vs other oral second-generation antipsychotics: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies, Adherence to clozapine vs. other antipsychotics in schizophrenia, The clozapine handbook: Stahls handbooks. Whilst there is some empirical support for such a relationship regarding clozapine response,43 this has yet to be confirmed for withdrawal effects. Inclusion in an NLM database does not imply endorsement of, or agreement with, ORCID iD: Graham Blackman dStrategies to maximise efficacy should be employed first. Although clozapine is usually introduced because of a lack of treatment response to other antipsychotics, assessing response is often challenging and can be complicated by sub-therapeutic plasma levels (for example as a result of poor adherence, use of low doses, or rapid metabolism) or illicit substance use.57,58. and E.O.) Oloyede E, Dzahini O, Whiskey E, Taylor D. Wunderink L, Nienhuis FJ, Sytema S, Slooff CJ, Knegtering R, Wiersma D. Wunderink L, Nieboer RM, Wiersma D, Sytema S, Nienhuis FJ. Hirjak D, Northoff G, Taylor SF, Wolf RC. Keepers GA, Fochtmann LJ, Anzia JM, et al. Delassus-Guenault N, Jegouzo A, Odou P, et al. FOIA We therefore sought to assess the feasibility of developing guidelines that cover these topics based on the available evidence. government site. Clozapine has a complex pharmacological profile and induces a range of neuronal changes at the receptor level, especially when taken over an extended period. Shore D, Matthews S, Cott J, Lieberman JA. Saddawi-Konefka D, Berg SM, Nejad SH, et al. Further research is vital to better prevent, detect and treat clozapine withdrawal. Outcome following clozapine discontinuation: a retrospective analysis, Clozapine discontinuation in early schizophrenia: a retrospective case note review of patients under an early intervention service, Antipsychotic withdrawal symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Does antipsychotic withdrawal provoke psychosis? In addition, clozapine is an effective treatment for schizophrenia accompanied by persistent suicidal or self-injurious behavior. We then evaluated the recommendations against the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE) II criteria. 18,23,28-29 There are no consensus guidelines for monitoring cardiac or pericardial adverse effects in clozapine-treated patients. To date, there has not been an attempt to summarise the evidence on clozapine-induced withdrawal symptoms. On July 29, 2021, FDA approved modifications to the Clozapine Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) to ensure that the benefits of the drug outweigh the risk of severe neutropenia. Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Kings College London, London, UK. Risk factors for developing clozapine-withdrawal symptoms also remain largely unexplored. Consequently, it may be that (at least in some patients) outcomes could be improved by simply optimising the discontinuation of clozapine to minimise the risk of withdrawal symptoms. Borison RL, Diamond BI, Sinha D, Gupta RP, Ajiboye PA. Meltzer HY, Lee MA, Ranjan R, Mason EA, Cola PA. Chiappini S, Schifano F, Corkery JM, Guirguis A. Strategies to manage specific clozapine discontinuation symptoms are summarized in figure 3. Graham Blackman and others, Reducing the Risk of Withdrawal Symptoms and Relapse Following Clozapine DiscontinuationIs It Feasible to Develop Evidence-Based Guidelines?, Schizophrenia Bulletin, Volume 48, Issue 1, January 2022, Pages 176189, https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbab103. Patients' experiences of discontinuing the "best" treatment and the impact on perceptions of . South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. Kalogeropoulou C, Leotsakou I, Fotara C, et al. We explored the feasibility of developing practical guidance focused on minimizing the risk of relapse and withdrawal symptoms, managing withdrawal phenomena, and commencing alternatives treatment when clozapine is discontinued. To ensure that a therapeutic level is achieved, measuring antipsychotic plasma levels is advisable (for clozapine as well as non-clozapine antipsychotic medication). The term withdrawal-associated psychosis has been used to describe the prompt emergence of psychosis that occurs in a subgroup of patients when antipsychotics are discontinued.41 The prevalance of withdrawal-associated psychosis following abrupt discontinuation of clozapine is estimated to be as high as 20%.42 Early prospective studies on clozapine cessation, without switching to an alternative antipsychotic, reported that exacerbations of psychotic symptoms usually occurred within 7 to 14 days,24 and in some instances could be more severe than symptoms prior to starting clozapine.21,22, There is an absence of evidence on how clozapine should be discontinued to reduce the risk of withdrawal-associated psychosis as no studies to date have directly compared the effects of different withdrawal regimes. Finally, the third step considers reinitiating antipsychotic treatment. Introduction. The highest level of evidence supporting each recommendation was graded I to IV following established guidelines.40 The most common level of evidence was grade III (ie, non-experimental descriptive studies). Whilst this has been attributed largely to a relapse of the underlying mental disorder, it has become increasingly recognised that this may also be attributable to clozapine withdrawal symptoms. Brouwers MC, Kerkvliet K, Spithoff K; AGREE Next Steps Consortium. Stopping clozapine treatment poses a particular challenge due to the risk o GABA B receptor, clozapine, and catatoniaa complex triad. Clozapine discontinuation rates are estimated to be as high as 45% after 2 years. 11 Some of these withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea and vomiting, have been described in other antipsychotics, whilst others, such as catatonia, appear to be specific to clozapine. The majority of these recommendation were evidence-based, although the strength of some recommendations was limited by a reliance of studies of medium to low quality. Several case reports have described the acute onset of catatonia following the withdrawal of clozapine (Table 3). One randomized clinical trial found that switching from clozapine to zotepine led to a worsening of symptoms compared to clozapine continuation.47 The only randomized placebo-controlled trial found that following abrupt clozapine discontinuation, introducing olanzapine reduced the risk of withdrawal-associated psychosis within 3 to 5 days of discontinuation, compared to placebo.48, There is evidence that switching from clozapine to another antipsychotic that has previously been effective may reduce the risk of withdrawal-associated psychosis.49 A Finnish national registry study found that the lowest risk of psychiatric ward admission and mortality involved clozapine re-initiation, followed by switching to olanzapine.50 Similarly, a Dutch national registry study found that clozapine re-initiation was associated with the lowest risk of treatment failure, followed by switching to olanzapine or risperidone.51 Although olanzapine has the closest molecular structure to clozapine among antipsychotics, open-label studies have consistently found that switching from clozapine to olanzapine leads to an increased risk of relapse, particularly when done abruptly,45,5255 compared to continuing clozapine. Clozapine should be discontinued if the patient has: blood dyscrasias intolerable or serious side-effects (for example, myocarditis) true failure to respond Viguera AC, Baldessarini RJ, Hegarty JD, et al. Furthermore, there is an absence of guidance on the wider aspects of clozapine discontinuation, such as managing withdrawal symptoms and selecting alternative antipsychotic treatment. A subset of patients gradually discontinued on clozapine may not require an alternative antipsychotic to be commenced, however further research in this area is indicated. Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic primarily indicated for the management of treatment resistant schizophrenia and reduction in the risk of recurrent suicidal behaviour in schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (Lehman et al. ; Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT). HHS Vulnerability Disclosure, Help Still DJ, Dorson PG, Crismon ML, Pousson C. McCutcheon R, Beck K, DAmbrosio E, et al. Durst R, Teitelbaum A, Katz G, Knobler HY. Srisuma S, Hoyte CO, Wongvisavakorn S, et al. For example, it is unclear whether the risk of cholinergic discontinuation symptoms is related to the duration of clozapine treatment. Dhillon R, Bastiampillai T, Tee K, et al. Copyright 2023 Maryland Psychiatric Research Center and Oxford University Press. However, a consistent finding is that abrupt clozapine discontinuation is associated with a greater likelihood of withdrawal-associated psychosis.21,22 Consequently, clozapine should be gradually withdrawn unless there is a clinical necessity to stop it abruptly (eg, an immediately life-threatening adverse effect). The similarity between clozapine and benzodiazepine discontinuation precipitating catatonia suggests a possible shared pathophysiology mediated via GABA effects.96 While benzodiazepines are known to directly modulate the GABAergic system, prolonged use of clozapine has been shown to indirectly lead to GABA receptor adaption and a reduction in GABAergic effects.95, Clozapine-withdrawal-induced catatonia has not been widely studied, and support for particular treatment strategies is limited to case reports and case series.95 Based on indirect evidence from other clozapine withdrawal-associated symptoms, abrupt discontinuation should be avoided where possible. Review of the literature on rapid onset psychosis (supersensitivity psychosis) and withdrawal-related relapse, A method for tapering antipsychotic treatment that may minimize the risk of relapse, The effectiveness of olanzapine in treatment-refractory schizophrenia when patients are nonresponsive to or unable to tolerate clozapine, Heterogeneity and efficacy of antipsychotic treatment for schizophrenia with or without treatment resistance: a meta-analysis, Switching from clozapine to zotepine in patients with schizophrenia: a 12-week prospective, randomized, rater blind, and parallel study, Controlled, double-blind investigation of the clozapine discontinuation symptoms with conversion to either olanzapine or placebo. Received 2021 Feb 17; Accepted 2021 Jun 23. We then narratively summarised the evidence around the existence of distinct withdrawal symptom groups. Method We . Atkinson JM, Douglas-Hall P, Fischetti C, Sparshatt A, Taylor DM. Eligibility required papers to be written in English and published in peer-reviewed journals reporting data on adult patients who were either decreased or discontinued on clozapine. Moncrieff J, Lewis G, Freemantle N, et al. Davis MC, Fuller MA, Strauss ME, Konicki PE, Jaskiw GE. The mechanisms underlying clozapine-withdrawal-induced catatonia are not fully understood; however, hypoactivity of the GABAergic system is strongly implicated in the emergence of catatonia. Delassus-Guenault N, Jegouzo A, Odou P, et al. A diverse range of symptoms have been reported; however, they can be broadly grouped according to the proposed underlying mechanism as (a) Withdrawal-associated psychosis, (b) Cholinergic discontinuation symptoms, (c) Serotonergic discontinuation symptoms and (d) Withdrawal-associated catatonia. Clinicians may be reluctant to initiate treatment with clozapine due to the concern that once treatment has started, discontinuation is hazardous and difficult to manage. Prolonged psychotic relapse after abrupt clozapine withdrawal, Clozapine Withdrawal Catatonia and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: A Case Report, Clozapine in schizophrenia patients with recurrent catatonia: Report of two cases. As a result, a one size fits all approach may not suffice, and a clinician is likely to have to tailor a regime to a patient. Catatonia after abrupt discontinuation of chronic clozapine treatment, Clozapine withdrawal catatonia or lethal catatonia in a schizoaffective patient with a family history of Parkinsons disease. Background Clozapine is the treatment of choice in refractory psychosis. Example hyperbolic discontinuation regime for a patient treated on stable dose of 300mg of clozapine (adapted from Horowitz et al 2021). Shiovitz TM, Welke TL, Tigel PD, et al. 66 As such, there is a need for evidence-based guidelines on the prevention and management of withdrawal syndromes associated with clozapine discontinuation. Review of withdrawal catatonia: what does this reveal about clozapine? Horowitz MA, Jauhar S, Natesan S, Murray RM, Taylor D. Dossenbach MRK, Beuzen JN, Avnon M, et al. The Author(s) 2021. The strength of each recommendation was also rated, based on the relevance and grade of the supporting evidence, from A (directly based on category I evidence) to D (directly based on category IV evidence or extrapolated recommendation from category I, II, or III evidence). Wimberley T, MacCabe JH, Laursen TM, et al. If withdrawal symptoms emerge (which can include psychotic symptoms) consider a longer period on the same dose for stabilisation (which can take weeks or even months), or returning to a higher dose, until symptoms resolve. All discontinuations should be discussed with a consultant. Mortality and self-harm in association with clozapine in treatment-resistant schizophrenia, Clozapine and all-cause mortality in treatment-resistant schizophrenia: a historical cohort study, The impact of clozapine initiation and cessation on psychiatric hospital admissions and bed days: a mirror image cohort study, Clozapine for the treatment-resistant schizophrenic. Dossenbach MRK, Beuzen JN, Avnon M, et al. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. General Guidelines for Management of All Patients with Fever or . Clozapine withdrawal symptoms. Fifth, in proposing a schedule for the discontinuation of clozapine, we used evidence from imaging studies exploring the effects of clozapine on D2 receptors.107 Clozapine is known to act on a range of receptors including 1, H1, M1, 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, 5-HT2C, D1, D3, D4, and D5 receptors which may all potentially play a role in withdrawal symptoms.43,108,109 However, the relationship between clozapine dose and receptor occupancy across receptor subtypes can be expected to follow a similar hyperbolic relationship.43. 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For example, in the absence of clinical studies, recommendations regarding a hyperbolic discontinuation schedule were based upon imaging studies. A report of two cases, Tapering of SSRI treatment to mitigate withdrawal symptoms - Authors reply, A model of anticholinergic activity of atypical antipsychotic medications, Managing clozapine discontinuationacute and chronic maintenance strategies, Isolated oculogyric crisis on clozapine discontinuation, Rebound insomnia after abrupt clozapine withdrawal, Catatonia and the immune system: a review. Whilst progress has been made in understanding clozapine-related withdrawal effects, many important questions remain, particularly around epidemiology and treatment (table 6). Persistence has proven to be an adequate indicator for treatment effectiveness in patients with schizophrenia. 132 In general, international guidelines strongly recommend regular monitoring of . 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