Jim van Os and Peter Groot: When Assessing Antidepressant Withdrawal Methods, RCTs Fall Short
Jim van Os and Peter Groot discuss their paper: āSuccessful Use of Tapering Strips for Hyperbolic Reduction of Antidepressant Dose: A Cohort Studyā 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.
International Guide to the World of Alternative Mental Health
Alternative Mental Health.com offers a directory of alternative mental health practitioners, a bookstore,Ā support groups, email lists, and a monthly newsletter in support of reducing...
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...
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,...
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.
Xanax WithdrawalĀ
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...
Recovery Road
Recovery Road Wellness Project's focus is on providing self-help and coping strategies to individuals currently experiencing benzo and antidepressant withdrawal and dependency, and on...
Benzo Buddies
Benzo Buddies provides information and support to plan and execute a benzodiazepine withdrawal schedule.
Death Grip: A Climber’s Escape from Benzo Madness
A 2013 book by MIA blogger Matt Samet, chronicling his "near-fatal struggle withĀ anxiety and depression, and his nightmarish journey through the dangerous world of...
Hospital Diversion Services: A Manual on Assisting in the Development of a Respite/Diversion Service...
A manual on creating a peer-run hospital diversion respite house, based on the experience of Rose House and the work of PEOPLE, Inc. (Available...
Med Free Or Working On It
A website for "survivors of medical abuse, through psychiatric drugs and other medications, and are looking for healthy ways to support our minds and...
Beyondmeds.com
Beyond Meds presents alternatives to psychiatry, along with information and support for withdrawal and recovery.
The Road Back
A widely used outpatient drug withdrawal program. The Road Back publishes the free book How to Get Off Psychoactive Drugs Safely.
The Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs
The Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs, written by Will Hall and published by The Icarus Project and Freedom Center, is an...
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...
Benzo.org
U.K. based website focussing on benzodiazepine addiction, withdrawal & recovery.
Search Nursing Home Deficiency Reports
ProPublicaĀ offers an interactive tool that lets you search nursing home inspection reports for problems such as antipsychotic overprescribing.
Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal and Protracted Withdrawal Syndrome Round-up
Beyond Meds has numerous resources on the topic of psychiatric drug withdrawal and is aĀ starting point for withdrawal information on the web.
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...
Rufus May
Rufus May, Ph.d., also known as "The Doctor Who Hears Voices," is a clinical psychologist who has also been forcibly hospitalized, medicated, and diagnosed...
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...
Action Platform for Patients’ Group on Involuntary Tranquilizer Addiction
This groupĀ evolved as a campaigning group for patientsā rights on the issue of involuntary tranquilliser addiction
Science-Based Medicine
Science-Based Medicine provides evaluations of alternative medical treatments and products.
Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal: A Guide for Prescribers, Therapists, Patients and their FamiliesĀ
Dr. Peter Breggin's bookĀ Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal: A Guide for Prescribers, Therapists, Patients and FamiliesĀ is meant for prescribers, therapists, patients and their families who want...
