Tag: withdrawal

Patients Express Anger at Doctors’ Ignorance About Antidepressant Withdrawal Effects

Yes , I totally get this .. Many Drs I saw at the time stated I should stay on Antidepressants , that’s all they know.. if a psychiatrist prescribes , labels you , then it’s correct.

The Dr knows what the drug rep says , the drug rep knows what the drug company tells him/her , and so I did it my way , and it wasn’t easy .

Antidepressant users share their frustrations towards a healthcare system that overprescribes but is ill-equipped to support with discontinuation and withdrawal symptoms.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/07/patients-express-anger-at-doctors-ignorance-about-antidepressant-withdrawal-effects/

How to Quit Antidepressants: Very Slowly, Doctors Say – The New York Times

I tried cold turkey , for 3 days and was getting worse , on

my own , and had to go back on, and taper off. It’s not unusual

but typically the case that the Dr has no freaking idea of the

truth and side effects of these addictive and toxic drugs which

results in far too many patients .

Mustering solid evidence, two researchers have denounced the standard psychiatric guidelines for how best to wean patients from depression medications.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2019/03/05/health/depression-withdrawal-drugs.html