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DiscussionGood Sources On Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal — A Starting Library
This section is for sharing research, news, and media related to antidepressant and psychiatric drug withdrawal. To kick it off, here are the sources ...
DiscussionTapering schedule
Horrible time getting off or establishment of schedule for tapering. I’m miserable.
DiscussionGeneSight Testing: Can it be Useful?
If you've had a difficult experience tapering a psychiatric medication, you may have wondered whether there is something about your individual biology...
DiscussionParoxetine, dubbed as worse than heroin to get off! Shady Pharmacy scam...seeking compensation
Very true... Paroxetine is the strongest inhibitor of serotonin reuptake than any other antidepressant. This makes it a high risk medication when comb...
DiscussionLong-Term Antidepressant Users May Need Slower Tapers as Withdrawal Concerns Grow
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/challenges-discontinuing-long-term-antidepressant-use-1816516
DiscussionDeprescribing: The Long Road off Antidepressants
Good article from a New Zealand online news site (8/24/26): https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/wellbeing/deprescribing-the-patients-ditching-antidepressants
DiscussionIs SurvivingAntidepressants Down?
Hey, I don't know if its appropiate to ask here but I often look at SurvivingAntidepressants as an archive. It currently says "The community is not av...
Discussion⭐️ New Organization Formed to Research Protracted Withdrawal ⭐️
WEBSITE: https://www.iaracorp.org/
DiscussionA Generation on Antidepressants Searches for the Exit - NY Times 8/7/26
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/opinion/antidepressants-ssris-side-effects-drugs-maha.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3lA._dCu.gzr9Kz0GNuk1&smid=url-s...
DiscussionHypothesis on Nervous System Adaptation During SSRI Withdrawal
During my sertraline taper, I repeatedly observed an unexpected pattern: while reducing the dose continuously by approximately 0.5% per day, I experie...
DiscussionA fascinating page-turner! 🤗
I just want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has spent years collecting, organizing, and sharing all of this knowledge and experience. So...
Check-in1st Klonopin Update - Feeling Good
Feeling good. No specific symptoms.
DiscussionThe Future of Withdrawal Studies is Already Written
New article written by Adele Framer, founder of Surviving Antidepresssants: https://www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/the-future-of-withdrawal-studies
DiscussionAntidepressant Coalition Seeking Black & Hispanic People (and anyone in the Los Angeles area) for Upcoming PSA on AD Withdrawal
If you'd like to participate, click here for more info: https://x.com/ACE_CoalitionEd/status/2077464874561733039
DiscussionPharmacological Principles for Safe Benzodiazepine and Z-drug Dose Reduction
***Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 June 2026*** https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/pharmacolog...
DiscussionFeedback Needed for Free Taper Calculator
Hello fellow TC members! Someone on another forum has created a free taper calculator and is looking for feedback. Right now it's a Beta version. An...
Check-in1st Celexa Update - Feeling Fair
Feeling fair. Been having bouts of insomnia, headache, fatigue, gi upset, emotional blunting, and rage but that's my baseline on this drug.
DiscussionDuloxetine Bottles Recalled Over Cancer-Linked Impurity
The FDA announced a Class II recall on June 15, 2026, for specific lots of duloxetine capsules, a generic for Cymbalta, distributed by Breckenridge Ph...
DiscussionSystematic Revision Planning Update:
Serotonergic (SSRIs/SSNRIs) drugs require a *gradual patient acclimation* for common ethical prescribing practices. This means that the initial titrat...
Check-in1st Lexapro Update - Feeling Okay
Feeling okay. Been having bouts of nausea, insomnia, anxiety, fatigue, irritability, appetite changes, tinnitus, and visual disturbances.
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