Pharmacotherapy for Somatic Symptom Disorder

Medication Considerations

• Standard antidepressant doses are appropriate for somatic symptom disorder, in contrast to OCD which requires higher SSRI doses, according to the Nature Reviews Disease Primers 1
• Monitor for serotonin syndrome when using serotonergic agents, particularly if combining medications, as recommended by Praxis Medical Insights: Practical Summaries of Clinical Guidelines 2