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Doctors are finally learning to manage antidepressant withdrawal (www.newscientist.com)
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[–] 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

uh... they didn't have it figured out before prescribing?!

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    • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    He did seem happier

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    [–] 46 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    TL;DR - it’s just tapering. Nothing revolutionary. Engagement bait title.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    it's not just tapering. it's that tapering for some ppl can take much longer, years instead of weeks, and may need a switch to liquid SSRI to do so effectively. it also talks about studies on long term SSRI use or use in older adults that have found effects on cognition.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    I tried tapering it for 6 months. It was so bad I got back on.

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    • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I think I quit my SSRIs all very quickly when I've had them. Mostly cold turkey.

    But God forbid I miss a dose of the SNRI, Jesus fuck. My psych did not prepare me for these.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    It's common for people who have quit both to say that getting off of Effexor was worse than getting off of heroin (wife did addiction counseling).

    But SNRIs seem to either work super well, or completely fuck your shit up.

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    • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I cold-turkey quit my anti-depressants. Just stopped taking one day because it was not helping me, and the withdrawal used to suck. It took me about two weeks to get over the withdrawal, but so worth it. Still, wouldn't recommend it though. I have been warned about regression, which was a non-issue since, it was not helping me. Please don't take it as advice, just my personal experience.

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    • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    https://archive.is/zahjc

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