Guest guest Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 Dear Group, When someone takes drugs to treat mental conditions it can cause two or three problems instead of one. Psychotropic drugs cause a change in the neurotransmitters of the brain, intestines ( majority of ssri receptors are in the intestines), etc. and when a person comes off them too fast it can cause a too sudden shift once again in the neurotransmitters. A lot of the psychotropics are addictive so that may be another problem too. No one should abruptly stop taking any psychotropic medications if they have been on them some time. They should be tapered very slowly over time. A general rule of thumb is to do it in steps of no more then a 10% reduction of dosage at any one time and then to let yourself stabilize between steps before reducing another 10% or less in the next step. ( M.D.s are not usually considered good sources for the necessary information to safely get off these meds) There are links on our links page to do the research in order to learn before coming off these drugs. It is very important, so please educate yourselves before stopping any psych meds. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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