Coming off psychotropic drugs can cause physical as well as mental withdrawal, resulting in
failed withdrawal attempts and unnecessary long-term drug use. The first reports about …

Although psychiatric drug withdrawal syndromes have been recognized since the 1950s–
recent studies confirm antidepressant withdrawal syndrome incidence upwards of 40 …

Background: Stopping antidepressants is often difficult due to withdrawal. Taperingstrips
were developed to facilitate antidepressant discontinuation according to the recently …

Introduction Many recipients of antipsychotic drugs try to stop taking them, primarily because
of distressing adverse effects. Little research has been undertaken into the withdrawal …

Antidepressants are commonly prescribed for many mental disorders, including psychosis.
Withdrawal effects, resulting from inappropriately short duration of tapering or lack of …

Background Tapering strips can be used for the gradual reduction of the dose of certain
types of drugs such as antidepressants and benzodiazepines. The strips contain a slightly …

Background: Stopping antidepressants commonly causes withdrawal symptoms, which can
be severe and long-lasting. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) …

Background: Tapering strips facilitate antidepressant discontinuation, allowing for
personalised titration of discontinuation to the intensity of withdrawal. A tapering strip …

Background: In patients attempting to discontinue their antidepressant medication, there
have been no prospective studies on patterns of withdrawal as a function of the rate of …

In September 2017 the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence
(APPG for PDD) met senior representatives from Public Health England (PHE) to present …