Antidepressant Drug Withdrawal Can Be Dangerous — Psychiatrist Stuart Shipko, M.D.

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Personal website of Stuart Shipko: http://stuartshipko.com

“Dr. Shipko's Informed Consent for SSRI Antidepressants” is available as an e-book: https://amzn.to/33iHybI

“The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs” in The New Yorker: https://bit.ly/2HYjEtT

“How to Quit Antidepressants: Very Slowly, Doctors Say” in the New York Times: https://nyti.ms/2SMXFYy

Mad in America has a number of resources regarding psychiatric drug withdrawal: https://www.madinamerica.com/drug-wit...

A study about enduring sexual dysfunction caused by SSRIs: http://www.psychrights.org/Research/D...

Examples of SSRIs (a common type of antidepressant) include: sertraline (Zoloft), fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), citalopram (Celexa), escitalopram (Lexapro), paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva, Brisdelle), and fluvoxamine (Luvox).

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Note: This video does not constitute medical advice. Stopping psychiatric drugs, especially abruptly, can be dangerous, as withdrawal effects may be severe, disabling or even life-threatening.

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Video edited by Daniel Mackler