Tag: withdrawal
Researchers Accuse Lancet Article and British Psychiatrists of Minimising Antidepressantsā Withdrawal...
A response to a seriously flawed review.
Modern Psychiatry and the Human Soul and Spirit: Is Our Freedom...
The medications are there to disconnect us from our divine, creative Self, but the human being is remarkable and incredibly resilient.
Giving Caregivers a Platform: Leigh, Mother of Melissa
This is the story of a young woman who suffered through the agony of "kindling" and other drug-related harm, eventually dying by suicide. This is also the story of her motherās path ahead.
The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines: An Interview with David Taylor and Mark...
Tapering should be tailored and adjusted to the patient, slowed and more hyperbolic in people who have severe and longstanding reactions.
Deprescribing Psychiatric Drugs to Reduce Harms and Empower Patients: Interview with...
Ayurdhi Dhar interviews psychiatrist Swapnil Gupta on psychiatric drug discontinuation, drug cocktail risks, patient choice, and the need for trust and transparency.
SSRI Withdrawal has Social, Cognitive, and Emotional Consequences
New research finds that the non-physical aspects of withdrawal from SSRIs are often overlooked.
Patients Express Anger at Doctorsā Ignorance About Antidepressant Withdrawal Effects
Antidepressant users share their frustrations towards a healthcare system that overprescribes but is ill-equipped to support with discontinuation and withdrawal symptoms.
Prolonged Negative Impacts of Benzodiazepine Use Revealed in New Study
Researchers find that adverse effects often last over a year, with many users experiencing substantial life changes.
Global Survey Leads to New Recommendations for Deprescribing Psychiatric Drugs
Growing rates of long-term psychiatric drug prescriptions and documented issues with withdrawal demonstrate a need for safe deprescribing practices.
New Guidance on Antidepressant Withdrawal for Doctors in the UK
New guidance for primary care doctors in the UK on antidepressant discontinuation acknowledges severe and long-lasting withdrawal symptoms.
Gradual Tapering Recommended for Antidepressant Discontinuation
A new literature review reinforces the need to ādown-titrateā or taper antidepressants, especially drugs like Celexa and Paxil.
Why Detox Facilities and Psych Wards Are Not the Place to...
In online communities, patients learn their strange symptoms may be due to the medications they are taking, and are offered solutions that provide hope.
A Different Psychiatry Is Needed for Discontinuing Antidepressants
The problems related to the use of antidepressants cannot be solved by an oversimplified psychiatry brainwashed by the pharmaceutical industry.
Antipsychotics Often Prescribed Without Informed Consent
New research reveals that patients are often not given fully informed consent before being prescribed antipsychotics.
Official Guidelines on Antidepressant Discontinuation Fail Practitioners and Patients
A review of clinical practice guidelines for antidepressant discontinuation from across the English-speaking world reveals major pitfalls.
Common Statistical Method Conflates Withdrawal with Relapse
Researchers argue that common study methods for psychiatric drugs may inadvertently minimize withdrawal effects and inflate drug efficacy.
What Helps Long-Term Users of Benzodiazepines and Z-Drugs Discontinue?
Current long-term users of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs identify barriers and facilitators for discontinuation.
Psychotherapy Has an Enduring Effect on Depressionāin Contrast to Depression Pills
A meta-analysis published last month showed that psychotherapy has an enduring effect on depressionāin contrast to depression pills.
Withdrawal Symptoms Cloud Findings of Antidepressant āRelapseā Trial
Leading researchers point out that a new antidepressant study in NEJM failed to account for withdrawal symptoms, casting doubt on the results.
Researchers Provide Guidance for Reducing and Stopping Psychiatric Drugs
New guidance on how to taper and discontinue from psychiatric drugs from leading researchers Mark Horowitz and David Taylor.
Fate of a Whistleblower: I Spoke Out About Abrupt Med Withdrawal
A rapid withdrawal can be very dangerous and even deadly. You do not solve the problem by firing those who point this out, but that happened to me.
New Rating Tool for Tapering Antidepressants and Antipsychotics
Researchers developed a rating scale to better assess service usersā experiences tapering antidepressant and/or antipsychotic medication.
What Can We Learn from Alcohol? A Paradigm Shift in How...
The effects of alcoholāboth positive and negativeāhave a lot to teach us about the biomedical view of psychiatric diagnoses and the drugs prescribed to treat them.
Tapered Antipsychotic Withdrawal Mitigates Risk of Psychotic Symptoms
Research suggests that slowly tapering off an antipsychotic reduces the risk of withdrawal psychosis compared to abrupt discontinuation.
āRelapseā in Antidepressant Trials Likely Caused by Sudden Withdrawal
A new study investigates how antidepressant withdrawal effects often get confounded with depression relapse in clinical trials.
