Posted by linkadge on December 11, 2004, at 16:27:01
In reply to Re: Withdrawal symptoms, posted by ed_uk on December 11, 2004, at 15:13:23
I don't think that "mainstream doctors" were ever denying discontinuation syndrome/withdrawl. I have a book from the 80's which says to slowly taper from and TCA because abrupt discontinuation will cause "significant withdrawl symptoms".
When my mom took doxepin in 84 she was warned that suddenly stopping the medication would cause severe side effects.
I don't think that it was ever "totally denied". I think it was just never "focused on".
In the past when amitryptaline was given for depression, it was rarely prescribed for more than 6-8 months. I know of 10+ people who took TCA's temporaraly, and recovered.
We've sort of phased into a "life time" of medicating regime. Many patients are told that they will need to take their medications for life, when in the past people got better from their depression, and the bandaid was removed.
I don't know what's up. But maybe the doctors have something to do with this life time prescribing idea.
Linkadge
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