Wide-ranging discussion with Dr Alex Curmi psychiatrist and podcaster in the UK about withdrawal, “biological depression” and what drugs can and can’t do:
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Useful blog from the National Clinical Director for Prescribing at NHS England about antidepressant deprescribing flagging overprescription, the need for services and the helpfulness of the Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines bit.ly/41syj9t

It’s a pity that Prof Kendrick is advocating for more money to be spent on his CBT phoneline for patients stopping antidepressants when his trial showed that did not help people to stop the drugs. Money better spent on a helpline for tapering problems bit.ly/4ihUBk9

We just published a short editorial Hidden Costs: The Clinical and Research Pitfalls of Mistaking Antidepressant Withdrawal for Relapse
bit.ly/3Zq8cym with @drjamesdaviesbskys.bsky.social