Discontinuation Syndrome
Tapering off antidepressants must be medically supervised and can take months or years. Some patients spend up to $30,000 annually on the cost of tapering off antidepressants they wish to discontinue. Patients cannot stop antidepressants e…
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Tapering off antidepressants must be medically supervised and can take months or years. Some patients spend up to $30,000 annually on the cost of tapering off antidepressants they wish to discontinue. Patients cannot stop antidepressants easily or independently. The difficulty of discontinuation traps patients in long-term antidepressant treatment regardless of whether ongoing benefits justify it.