Withdrawal from Psychiatric Meds Can Be Painful, Lengthy
This article was edited to clarify a few sentences on Feb. 14, 2013.
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Footnotes:Thanks to Beyond Meds for the suggestion of this blog topic.Tellingly, I could find no similar withdrawal syndrome associated with leaving psychotherapy, although certainly some people have difficulty with ending psychotherapy.
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