Tag: antidepressant withdrawal

Alicia Martin is an Australian community pharmacist and the creator of an ingenious mobile app, TaperMate, which aims to help people with hyperbolic drug tapering and prescribed drug withdrawal.

Chelsea McVeigh joins us to discuss her journey through antidepressant withdrawal. At 31, during a new pregnancy, she suffered a severe adverse reaction that turned her world upside down.

Carla Delgado joins us to discuss her experience of antidepressant withdrawal and the hurdles created by dealing with a system that is largely ignorant of withdrawal and tapering.

Fiona Frenzen joins us to talk of her experiences of healing from antidepressant withdrawal and how moving to Iceland had a powerful effect on her health and wellbeing.

Chris Masterjohn joins us to discuss the biochemistry of our stress response and the potential benefits of balanced nutrition for those in psychiatric drug withdrawal.

Chris Masterjohn joins us to discuss the importance of our mitochondria, the role of serotonin in our body and whether a new understanding of antidepressant withdrawal is urgently needed.

A roundup of Mad in America's most read blogs and personal stories of 2025 as chosen by our readers.

Questions remain about best practices for discontinuation strategies, and the distinction between relapse and withdrawal was not defined.

Maybe you have this interpretation that you're not going to recover and you have permanent damage, but it's not like that. I'm very hopeful.

Therapist and coach Nelson Lee joins us on the podcast to discuss how he approaches helping clients while navigating the complexities of antidepressant withdrawal.

Persistent antidepressant withdrawal is a debilitating experience, but little research exists about its prevalence and treatment.

Those using antidepressants long-term were more likely to experience withdrawal and to have severe withdrawal symptoms.

I have been on Cymbalta for 17 years now and am gutted that my five-year taper did not free me of the drug.

Mental health nursing has a key role to play in helping people discontinue the drugs, writes Timothy Wand.

A new study reveals that withdrawal symptoms from antidepressants can last years, disrupting lives and relationships.

I had no idea what I was getting myself into or how difficult it would later be to break free from the cocktail of medications.

To recover from protracted withdrawal, I did everything I could to survive the process and help my body and mind heal.

A response to a seriously flawed review.

For thirty years, Dr. Giovanni Fava has sounded the alarm on the long-term effects of antidepressants and the risks of withdrawal, pushing back against pharmaceutical narratives.

A new study reveals that more than two-thirds of patients experiencing antidepressant withdrawal were misdiagnosed with psychiatric disorders.

Brooke Siem discusses her experiences of being medicated with antidepressants as a teenager, her withdrawal from a cocktail of psychiatric drugs and her debut memoir, May Cause Side Effects.

New research by Jim van Os and Peter Groot finds that using hyperbolic tapering to discontinue antidepressants reduces withdrawal effects.

Study reveals most patients are dissatisfied with prescribers' support when discontinuing antidepressants.

New guidance for primary care doctors in the UK on antidepressant discontinuation acknowledges severe and long-lasting withdrawal symptoms.

A new study promotes the use of a standardized approach to antidepressant tapering.