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Re: stopping those damn pills

Posted by Scott L. Schofield on February 2, 2000, at 12:39:05

In reply to Re: stopping those damn pills(please tell story), posted by CarolAnn on January 31, 2000, at 8:43:46

> I have been on 200mgs Wellbutrin SR, twice per day, for 4 months now. I would really like to read your story in case I decide to stop the pills.


One caveat: It is probably desirable to discontinue taking an antidepressant or lithium using a gradual taper schedule. This is especially true if you are currently feeling well and wish to stay that way.

I have read a few studies recently that demonstrate that those people who discontinued a drug gradually were significantly less likely to relapse than those who did so abruptly. Intuitively, this probably seems to make sense, but the actual statistics I saw were quite persuasive.


- Scott

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