Doctors are urged to wean millions of patients off antidepressants trends now
Doctors are urged to wean millions of patients off antidepressants trends now
Don't go cold turkey: Doctors are urged to wean millions of patients off antidepressants gradually to ease withdrawal symptoms GPs should wean patients off antidepressants, new guidelines suggest Experts hope easing people over time will cut severity of withdrawal symptoms Charities are worried doctors aren't equipped to taper individuals’ medications The changes come as record numbers of antidepressants are being dished out
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GPs should wean patients off antidepressants to ease withdrawal symptoms and help reduce the millions reliant on the drugs, new guidelines suggest.
NHS watchdog Nice said adults who wanted to stop taking antidepressants should have doses reduced in stages, as opposed to going ‘cold turkey’.
Experts hope that easing people off the pills over time will cut the severity of
