Posted by SLS on August 23, 2005, at 8:22:10
In reply to Re: Prozac Withdrawal - need advice - going off meds » SLS, posted by barbaracat on August 22, 2005, at 23:22:01
I find six months to be unacceptable to leave someone suffering acutely in the hope that the body will somehow come to produce a NEW homeostasis different from that which for so long has remained dysregulated. You are dickering around with someone's mental health and perhaps disposing them to suicide.
One thing that I believe ought to be considered is the potential for someone to develop a resistence to responding to medication the longer they go without it.
Regarding Prozac and discontinuation syndrome, if the long half-life of this drug produces minimal withdrawal symptoms, how would this change one's perspective when trying to account for the reappearance of severe depression 40 days post discontinuation?
Depressive rebound?
No.
Relapse.
Indefinite treatment is probably indicated.
- Scott
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