Withdrawal or Relapse? How to Tell the Difference When Stopping Psychiatric Medication
When you feel worse after reducing a psychiatric medication, the critical question is: is this withdrawal or relapse? The two can look almost identical — but the distinction changes everything about what comes next.
Stopping Clonazepam or Alprazolam: Why Cold Turkey Fails and What a Proper Taper Looks Like
If you have been on clonazepam or alprazolam longer than planned, stopping safely requires more than willpower. A psychiatrist explains the neuroscience of benzodiazepine dependence and what a proper taper actually involves.
Stopping Antidepressants Safely: What Is Deprescribing and How Is It Done?
Up to 70% of patients with depression and anxiety in India are co-prescribed a benzodiazepine. Yet very little clinical attention goes to how and when to stop psychiatric medications. A psychiatrist explains what deprescribing is, why stopping antidepressants like venlafaxine is genuinely difficult, and how hyperbolic tapering changes outcomes.