Top Psychiatric Expert Warns: "I Couldn't Get Off My Own Antidepressant. Here’s What Every Patient Needs to Know!” with Dr. Mark Horowitz
I love the visual because it really drives the idea home that it's that tiny little tweak of these, I don't know if the right term is fractional dosing or whatever it might be, that makes all the difference
Top Psychiatric Expert Warns: "I Couldn't Get Off My Own Antidepressant. Here’s What Every Patient Needs to Know!” with Dr. Mark Horowitz
in terms of the letdown of getting people off of this process and allowing their body to achieve that homeostasis in a much more peaceful and stabilized way.
Top Psychiatric Expert Warns: "I Couldn't Get Off My Own Antidepressant. Here’s What Every Patient Needs to Know!” with Dr. Mark Horowitz
And that is the difference between somebody who can get off of this generally through a very smooth process versus somebody who feels like their life is turning upside down completely from getting off these medications.
Top Psychiatric Expert Warns: "I Couldn't Get Off My Own Antidepressant. Here’s What Every Patient Needs to Know!” with Dr. Mark Horowitz
Yeah, and therefore by also acknowledging that, that some people might need to come off, that most people would benefit from getting off slowly and that their withdrawal symptoms are an issue,
Top Psychiatric Expert Warns: "I Couldn't Get Off My Own Antidepressant. Here’s What Every Patient Needs to Know!” with Dr. Mark Horowitz
I guess that opening up that can of worms also just opens up the whole can of worms of are SSRIs the first-line therapy approach that should be prescribed in many of these situations?
Top Psychiatric Expert Warns: "I Couldn't Get Off My Own Antidepressant. Here’s What Every Patient Needs to Know!” with Dr. Mark Horowitz
Or should we take a little bit more of an approach to look at many other proven things that are there, or at least have the patient have more informed consent?