Surviving Antidepressants: Surviving Antidepressants

SurvivingAntidepressants.org provides volunteer peer support for antidepressant withdrawal, while tapering and after you quit.

(This site offers information to empower you to talk with your doctor. For medical advice, consult a knowledgeable medical caregiver.)

While some people may be able to quickly stop taking psychiatric medications without serious discontinuation symptoms, others cannot. Slowing the taper usually makes quitting more tolerable, reducing the severity of withdrawal symptoms. Gradual weaning can take many months and much patience. If you are tapering or thinking of getting off antidepressants, visit our Tapering forum for information.

For a minority, antidepressant withdrawal symptoms may continue after stopping medication, for weeks, months, or years. This can be distressing, debilitating, and even disabling. Those who quit without tapering off ("cold turkey") or taper too quickly are more likely to develop severe and prolonged withdrawal syndrome.

Gradually tapering off the medication is the only known way to reduce the risk of prolonged withdrawal syndrome. Don't risk the integrity of your nervous system -- unless you have intolerable side effects, do not risk suddenly stopping any psychiatric medication.

If you are suffering from antidepressant withdrawal syndrome -- also called SSRI discontinuation syndrome -- register to join us for peer support while you recover.

Pertinent discussions

• Intro to antidepressant withdrawal syndrome
• Tapering multiple psych drugs? Taper the antidepressant first
• Want to ask a question? Become a member

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Surviving Antidepressants is entirely volunteer and supported by member donations. It is not affiliated with or funded by any medical or religious organization.

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You may have noticed that guests cannot reply to topics or start topics on this site.

Members can do this. Register to become a member:

1) Register through the link in the upper right corner of this screen. You will be asked for a log-in, a password, and a screen name.

2) You will get an e-mail asking you to confirm your e-mail address. Follow the instructions to do this.

If you register with an invalid e-mail address, you will not receive this e-mail. You will be unable to validate your registration and log in as a member.

3) After you confirm your e-mail, you become a member. Please start a topic about yourself in the Introductions and Updates forum so established members can get to know you.

4) Please put your withdrawal history in your signature. This will appear under each of your posts and enable members to understand your situation.

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