| Generally, an antidepressant is used as a psychiatric | | | | disappears if cured properly within a week. |
| medication and is prescribed to patients to decrease | | | | Suppose a person has stopped taking |
| clinical depression, which is also known as Dysthymia. | | | | anti-depressants without consulting his doctor, he has |
| Some of the anti-depressants that are commonly | | | | to follow regular schedule and start taking the drugs |
| used are MAOIs, tricycles and SSRIs. | | | | again. But in case he has stopped taking medication |
| Medications to treat depression are considered as | | | | for any specific purpose, then he first needs to consult |
| stimulants and not pharmacology. These are also used | | | | his doctor before stopping the medication. Accordingly, |
| in case anxiety disorders, eating disorders, bipolar | | | | the doctor will increase or decrease the dosage of the |
| disorder and chronic pain as well. That is the reason | | | | medication. |
| why some of them call these medications as lifestyle | | | | In order to prevent antidepressant discontinuation |
| drugs and/or mood enhancers. That is one of the | | | | syndrome, doctors usually taper the medication |
| reasons for various examinations and claims about the | | | | gradually. This ensures that the patient does not suffer |
| disadvantages and benefits of antidepressants. | | | | from any withdrawal symptoms. In addition, the patient |
| When a person discontinues an anti-depressant, he | | | | should follow the guidelines set by the doctor. In case |
| suffers from sleeping disorder, dizziness, stomach | | | | the patient wants to discontinue the medication, he |
| upsets, and also nervousness. This is what is known | | | | must consult the doctor first. This way the patient and |
| as antidepressant discontinuation syndrome. Apart | | | | the doctor can be certain that there is no problem of |
| from these symptoms, various other symptoms are | | | | addiction whatsoever. |
| also observed. This syndrome is not very harmful. It | | | | |