Doctors are finally learning to manage antidepressant withdrawal
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TL;DR - it’s just tapering. Nothing revolutionary. Engagement bait title.
I always appreciate the first person to read it and let me know if it's worth reading or not.
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.
You’re describing tapering lmao. Taper over X vs Y timelines or in one form or another is still tapering. Trying engaging your brain before you type.
I tried tapering it for 6 months. It was so bad I got back on.
My highly subjective experience was cold turkey and micro dose shrooms for a week lol. Eventually ended back up on it because genetic depression doesn’t actually go away, but I feel better knowing I have an exit strategy.
I think I'll try that when I try to quit again, thanks
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.
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.
I mean they've worked alright, but getting off them or missing a dose is hell
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.
I microdosed shrooms for a week after cold turkey quitting. Never noticed a thing.
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