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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ella Pickover

Don’t go ‘cold turkey’ when coming off antidepressants, experts warn

Adults taking antidepressants who want to come off their medication should not go cold turkey and should instead use a “staged” approach, experts have said.

A staggered reduction of medicine, known as tapering, could cut the likelihood and severity of withdrawal symptoms, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice).

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