There's growing concern about how people stop taking antidepressant medication, particularly if they have been on it for a long time. Researchers say the process needs to be slowed down.
Researchers say current guidelines result in people coming off antidepressants too quickly .Researchers are concerned that people are being told to come off antidepressants too quickly, which can lead to significant withdrawal effects.The guidelines are new in Australia, with one researcher saying the country is at least a decade behind the UK when it comes to antidepressant medical advice.
"The old teaching was that you can sort of halve the dose for over a week or two, then halve it again and then stop it," he said. Antidepressant "blockbusters" are prescribed to one in seven of us in Australia, among the highest rates in the world. Yet rates continue to rise. The evidence suggests they're over-prescribed. So how did we get here?
"I am also ensuring locally trained psychiatrists are aware of this subject, leading to better cooperation between specialists and generalist doctors," he said.Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines lead author Mark Horowitz will help teach JCU students about the guidelines.
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