Hacking antidepressant doses

• Autores: Clare Wilson
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3134, 2017, pág. 8
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • People who want to stop taking antidepressants are hacking their dosing regimens to avoid withdrawal symptoms. A Dutch website that sells kits to help people taper their doses has now launched an English-language site, triggering safety concerns among UK regulators and doctors. Around 1 in 10 people in the UK take antidepressants. Many find them helpful and even life-saving, but some struggle to stop taking them when they are ready. A study in New Zealand found that 55 per cent of people got withdrawal symptoms on stopping antidepressants.