Re: How do you know its time to stop ? » janejj

Posted by spike4848 on January 28, 2002, at 20:12:09

In reply to How do you know its time to stop ?, posted by janejj on January 28, 2002, at 17:21:29

> Hello,
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> How do you know when to come off an antidepressant like prozac ? What happenes when you do ?
>
> thanks
The textbook answer is if it your first episode of depression, after 9 to 12 months start to taper the meds. Studies show anything shorter like 6 months gives greater chance of relapse. For the second episode, kinda murky. For the third, consider life maintainance medication.
Of course life doesn't revolve around textbook definitions and as an earlier post said, your doctor would probably know best .... that is your situation, your coping skills, the degree of your recovery, family history .....
Ciao,
Spike

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