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They're not alone. Searches for “antidepressant withdrawal” are up 200%. In Canada, taper-related searches have increased 160 to 180% over the last few years.
They're scared.
They've been on SSRIs or benzos for years. Maybe decades. And they finally want off.
But their prescribing doctor won't help them taper. Or worse, they tried a “quick taper” and ended up in a spiral of withdrawal symptoms so brutal they went right back on the medication.
Now they're searching for someone, anyone, who actually knows how to do this safely.
That person should be you.
But here's the problem...
You were never trained in psychiatric medication tapering. Not in school. Not in residency. Not in any CE you've ever taken.
So when that patient walks into your office and asks, “Can you help me get off my medication?”...
You hesitate.
You refer out.
You say, “I don't really do that.”
And that desperate patient goes back to Google. Back to Reddit forums. Back to dangerous DIY protocols that could seriously hurt them.
Meanwhile, they needed YOU.
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