alt Hacker NewsI forget exactly which antidepressant I was on, but when i finally stopped taking it, i was instructed to reduce dosage by half a pill every two weeks.
Anecdotally, that was not anywhere close to slow enough. I had panic attacks almost every day while I was reducing the dosage. Those weeks were hell. I couldn’t think straight. I honestly don’t remember much of what occurred during that time, because the withdrawal took over my life. The pills were too tiny to split into fourths easily, but I wish I had done something to reduce dosage in smaller increments or over a longer time period.
It makes me strongly reconsider ever taking any antidepressants ever again. They didn’t tell me when I started taking them that the withdrawal would be so terrible. Those months were easily some the worst of my life.
I’ve also been told the 2 week reduction (reduce by half every two weeks) schedule and agree it is also not nearly long enough. I really wish you could get incremental decreasing doses over the course of months to properly ween. If I ever have to do it again I will be taking a much more concerted longer period, really being specific on the tailing dosages. The body and brain needs way more time than we think