Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) depends on the seizure threshold, so you don’t want to throw that off before starting it. Anticonvulsants and benzodiazepines are concerning, as are antidepressants. Although bupropion has a notorious risk for seizures, a recent meta-analysis of all antidepressants found buproprion’s risk was about average with the newer XL formulations and lower dose range, while the tricyclic clomipramine had the highest risk of seizures. [Link (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31609275/)]
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