Jim van Os and Peter Groot: When Assessing Antidepressant Withdrawal Methods, RCTs Fall Short
Jim van Os and Peter Groot discuss their paper: “Successful Use of Tapering Strips for Hyperbolic Reduction of Antidepressant Dose: A Cohort Study” published in the journal Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology.
Hearing Voices Network Launches Family & Friends Support Group
One of the HVN's fundamental principles is that "the person having these experiences is in the best position to decide or discover what they mean" and thus each person must "not try to speak for" another. The challenge for a family group will likely be for members to move past speaking about our loved ones to find or imagine the space where we ourselves are liberated.
New Research on Patient-Centered Deprescribing for Antipsychotics
Researchers review the risks and benefits of deprescribing from antipsychotic drugs and advocate for a patient-centered approach to tapering.
Benzo Buddies
Benzo Buddies provides information and support to plan and execute a benzodiazepine withdrawal schedule.
The website's Benzo Info section includes answers to frequently asked questions...
Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs: Successful Withdrawal from Neuroleptics, Antidepressants, Lithium, Carbamazepine and Tranquilizers
The world-wide first book about the issue of coming off psychiatric drugs. "Successful coming down from psychiatric drugs primarily addresses treated people who want...
Psychrights
The Law Project for Psychiatric Rights (PsychRights) is a non-profit public interest law firm whose mission is to mount a strategic legal campaign against...
Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal: A Guide for Prescribers, Therapists, Patients and their Families
Dr. Peter Breggin's book Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal: A Guide for Prescribers, Therapists, Patients and Families is meant for prescribers, therapists, patients and their families who want...
Surviving Antidepressants
Surviving Antidepressants provides volunteer peer support for antidepressant withdrawal, while tapering off and after you quit.
Xanax Withdrawal
Xanax Withdrawal is a short 42-page book by Dr. Stuart Shipko, a clinician in Pasadena, California who has focused to some degree on tapering...
Benzodiazepines: How They Work and How to Withdraw
Protocol for the Treatment of Benzodiazepine Withdrawal, written by Dr. C. Heather Ashton ("The Ashton Manual"), published and available free of charge on Benzo.org.
This...
Paxil Progress
Paxil Progress is a forum for people engaged in withdrawal from Paxil. It also offers adverse drug reaction reporting, FDA Warnings, published withdrawal studies,...
Your Drug May Be Your Problem: How and Why to Stop Taking Psychiatric...
Written by Peter Breggin, MD and David Cohen, PhD in 2007, this book seeks to "expose the shortcomings of psychiatric drugs and to guide...
Action Platform for Patients’ Group on Involuntary Tranquilizer Addiction
This group evolved as a campaigning group for patients’ rights on the issue of involuntary tranquilliser addiction
Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs
Will Hall's Harm Reduction Guide, published by the Icarus Project and Freedom Center.
Benzo.org
U.K. based website focussing on benzodiazepine addiction, withdrawal & recovery.
Coming Off Psych Drugs: A Meeting of the Minds
A 2013 film by Daniel Mackler. "In June of 2012, twenty-three people came together to discuss the subject of coming off psychiatric drugs. We...
Science-Based Medicine
Science-Based Medicine provides evaluations of alternative medical treatments and products.
Search Nursing Home Deficiency Reports
ProPublica offers an interactive tool that lets you search nursing home inspection reports for problems such as antipsychotic overprescribing.
AntiDepAware
AntiDepAware promotes awareness of the dangers of antidepressants, in particular to the problem of antidepressants "being prescribed to those who are not depressed, to...
Coming Off Psychiatric Meds
Comingoff.com is a website that "...aims to give you up to date information about psychiatric medication, how it functions and the withdrawal process. It is...
Beyondmeds.com
Beyond Meds presents alternatives to psychiatry, along with information and support for withdrawal and recovery.
Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal and Protracted Withdrawal Syndrome Round-up
Beyond Meds has numerous resources on the topic of psychiatric drug withdrawal and is a starting point for withdrawal information on the web.
Video on Coming off Medications: A Harm Reduction Approach
This 39-minute video by therapist and activist Will Hall provides some basic guidance for anyone considering reducing or coming off psychiatric medications and their...
EFT for Medication Withdrawal
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) involves tapping on stress-relieving points of the body while reciting affirmations to help manage withdrawal symptoms. This approach has been...
Death Grip: A Climber’s Escape from Benzo Madness
A 2013 book by MIA blogger Matt Samet, chronicling his "near-fatal struggle with anxiety and depression, and his nightmarish journey through the dangerous world of...
