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Misleading information about antidepressants remains rife, especially minimisation of withdrawal effects. Here is a response to some of it with Mark Horowitz @markhoro.bsky.social and Katharine Wallis theconversation.com/antidepressant…

Stopping antidepressants: Real-world experiences of Australian people. Short online survey (with optional free-text at end). Jon Jureidini & I & colleagues including ⁦Mark Horowitz @markhoro.bsky.social⁩ are running this to coincide with ABC #4Corners screening of #BBCPanorama adelaideuniwide.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3Q…

Australians, please share your experience of trying to or of stopping antidepressants and the help provided by the healthcare system in this short survey

Very useful work here developing an intervention to help people stop long-term antidepressants by informing them of the benefits (few), harms (multiple) and how to safely stop using a hyperbolic approach with Suzanne McDonald, Maria Donald Katharine Wallis bit.ly/3Pg5E0I

There’s increasing debate surrounding the side-effects & difficulties associated with stopping anti-depressant medication. #UQ’s Prof Katharine Wallis says awareness about withdrawal is lacking among both patients & doctors. Via ABC News bit.ly/3qJdirg

Good article in the The Australian highlighting the issue of withdrawal effects, adverse effects and the over-prescribing of antidepressants on its front page. With brief mention of Katharine Wallis's great study of hyperbolic tapering. (pay wall)

Medical Generalism, Now! is out 13 October. Here's a brief look at what you can expect... tinyurl.com/2uwwma7x

Thanks to the The British Journal of General Practice for highlighting our opinion piece on how to safely taper antidepressants. An important new skill for GPs to add to their arsenal, with which they can help a lot of people stop with less issues. Led by Stevie Lewis.

‘Pill-Popping may be ineffective’ 10/09/23 The Australian, editorial. “Psychiatrists are calling for ‘deprescribing’ pilot schemes and clinical trials underway in Queensland & Victoria to be broadened to a national program” Mark Horowitz @markhoro.bsky.social Katharine Wallis @NC_Robinson @Amy_x_Coe

Well done to the team led by Katharine Wallis on publishing the protocol for their 3-arm RCT comparing supported hyperbolic tapering, with and without additional measures to care as usual. Exciting to be a part of bit.ly/48w4wh4

"A strength of the study was the inclusion of adults with lived experience of long-term antidepressant use." Otherwise known as "pill-shamers" or "antipsychiatry" by Twitter psychiatrists.

Very clear interview with Katharine Wallis about how common it is for people to mistake withdrawal effects for relapse and how to safely taper hyperbolically bit.ly/3uuyWAO

Good to see the Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines welcomed by psychiatrists and GPs downunder as “sorely needed” in The Australian (paywall?) bit.ly/48C1Qya Print in a few weeks, kindle now bit.ly/3Hshznz (and other places) with David Taylor

Great article from Katharine Wallis in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand "finding that one in six people who stop taking antidepressants experience withdrawal symptoms is likely an underestimate" bit.ly/3Vskhjs

Enjoyed talking to the GP academics and the public at the Uni of Queensland UQ News about antidepressant withdrawal/deprescribing and connect with Australian Deprescribing Network (ADeN) and interested psychiatrists, GPs and pharmacists. A lot of people pushing in the right direction. Encouraging

Great to meet Mark Horowitz @markhoro.bsky.social last night at his talk UQ Med School w Katharine Wallis . Although some stop easily, slow taper helps others (esp longterm users) safely discontinue antidepressants - 10% dose cut per month general rule, but individualise according to withdrawal symptoms.

A good session on withdrawal and deprescribing hosted by Mental Health Commission of NSW and RACGP in Sydney tonight, importantly with senior GPs committing to address the problem through further education of clinicians. Also good to see engaged senior psychiatrists talking about solutions.

Great step to see the Royal Australian College of General Practice RACGP endorse the Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines as a resource for their members. Hope for it to flow through education and that other Colleges around the world do the same bit.ly/3YmC1jv

Excellent piece from Prof Katharine Wallis in the MJA responding to a group of psychiatrists keen to shut down discussion of the harms of long term antidepressant use and the role of deprescribing with numerous misrepresentations. bit.ly/3G8KqQd 1/n