The Antidepressant Solution: A Step-by-Step Guide to Safely Overcoming Antidepressant Withdrawal, Dependence, and "Addiction"
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.60 (625 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 074326973X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Antidepressant Solution provides the remedy. Dr. The Antidepressant Solution offers an easy, step-by-step guide for patients and their doctors. It is the first book to call attention to the drugs' catch-22: Although many people are ready to go off these drugs, they continue to take them because either the patient or the doctor mistakes antidepressant withdrawal for depressive relapse. Glenmullen's last book, Prozac Backlash, sounded the alarm about possible dangers. Dr. Written by the premier authority in the field, The Antidepressant Solution is an invaluable book for all those concerned with going through the process -- from friends and family members to doctors and patients themselves.. Glenmullen recognizes the many benefits of antidepressants and prescribes them to his patients, but he is also committed to warning the public of the dangers associated with overprescription. Now he offers a solution! More than twenty million Americans -- including over one million teens and children -- take one of today's popular antidepressants, such as Paxil, Zoloft, or Effexor. With the FDA's warning that antidepressants may cause agitation, anxiety, hostility, and even viole
"Stopping antidepressants abruptly can cause severe withdrawal reactions," Glenmullen writes, among them aggression, dizziness, vomiting, headaches and suicidal tendencies. The withdrawal symptoms can even, ironically, mimic the symptoms of depression, and this can confuse both the doctor and the patient, leading the patient to stay on the medication (and suffer its side effects) longer than necessary. . All rights reserved. So how can people safely decide when and how to stop taking the meds? Glenmullen, a clinical instructor in
Excellent information! M. Stevens This book spelled out exactly for me what to do and it worked! I had tried several times to give up my meds, but always ended up returning to them. After reading this book, I now realize that my overall mood after trying to quit the meds the first, second, and third times was due to the withdrawal symptoms and not depression or anxiety. I was finally able to get through the withdrawal symptoms without biting anyone's head off!. Do not recommend! No Dr Glenmullen, it does not only take 6 weeks for your body to readjust after antidepressants. Sometimes it takes much longer than that. Your book might get a lot of people to restart treatment with psychotropic unnecessarily.. Great step by step advice Melody Zara A must have book for anyone thinking of getting of an antidepressant. Great step by step advice. Every psychiatrist should have a copy of this book.
Dr. Glenmullen testified at the FDA hearing that resulted in the FDA's spring 2004 warning about the dangers of antidepressant use, especially suicidal tendencies. Glenmullen won the 2001 Annual Achievement Award from the American Academy for the Advancement of Medicine for his efforts in warning physicians about the potential dangers of antidepressants in his widely acclaimed book Prozac Backlas