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Stopping Antidepressants Safely #532

Posting Date: 02/26/2005

A recent analysis of clinical trials published in the British Medical

Journal shows that some people may attempt suicide or harm themselves

while taking antidepressant medications. How can family and friends

recognize the warning signs of drug-induced complications before

tragedy strikes?

Many patients are faced with a distressing dilemma when they try to

stop such drugs, though. Withdrawal symptoms can be very unpleasant and

may be misconstrued as a recurrence of the original depression. Dr. Joe

Glenmullen gives advice on how to phase off gradually.

Guests: Dr. Joseph Glenmullen, clinical instructor in psychiatry at

Harvard Medical School, and author of The Antidepressant Solution: A

Step-by-Step Guide to Safely Overcoming Antidepressant Withdrawal,

Dependence, and "Addiction" (Free Press) His Web site is

www.antidepressantsolution.org

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