Stopping and Restarting Antidepressants
An educational overview of discontinuation, tapering, and what restarting involves.
In preparation. This article has not been written yet. The outline below shows the sections it will cover once it has been written and medically reviewed.
Why people stop
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What discontinuation symptoms are
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Why stopping abruptly causes trouble
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What a taper involves
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Telling discontinuation apart from relapse
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What restarting looks like
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Why this is a conversation with a clinician
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Sources
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By Mike Cowan, DO
Medically reviewed by Mike Cowan, DO