World Tapering Day 2023

 

Websites with information and tapering advice
 

The information on the websites listed below has been compiled by people who have tapered psych meds themselves and have years of experience supporting others during their tapering journey. These sites are reliable and contain excellent infomation.

This list is by no means exhaustive but it can help you on your way to finding the information you are looking for.

 

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Surviving Antidepressants - Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal
https://www.facebook.com/survivingantidepressants
Website: https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/
A critical and comprehensive peer-support website that features several thousand case histories of psychiatric drug withdrawal. The site highlights methods of safe drug tapering and recovery and underscores the humanity of those in the grips of withdrawal. Founded by Adele Framer.

The Inner Compass
https://exchange.theinnercompass.org/landing?space_id=4600880
Information, connecting with others, finding support, inspiration and hope. Inner Compass Initiative has developed these informational pages because descriptions of the safety and effectiveness of psychiatric drugs that are provided by popular online medical, psychiatric and mental health websites are often brief, vague, and more promotional than factual.

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Outro
https://learn.outro.com/home
The Outro Library is designed to support your physical, mental and emotional health through the journey of tapering off antidepressant medications and beyond.  
Co-founders are Mark Horowitz and Adele Framer. Read about hyperbolic tapering and much more.

 

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https://www.benzoinfo.com/
Excellent website with an huge amount of outstanding information, not only about benzos, but also about tapering in general.

Beyond Meds
https://beyondmeds.com/   
Beyond Meds was created by a healthcare professional, ex-patient and Mad in America blogger Monica Cassani. It contains one of the biggest archives of information about psychiatric drugs, tapering, alternative ways to approach healthcare and emotional problems. Information on research into psychiatry, mental health and chronic illnesses; human rights issues in mental health care.

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Breaking Free of Rx Psych Drugs
https://mhanafromheaven.wixsite.com/rx-drug-awareness
Breaking Free of Rx Psych Drugs specializes in Antidepressant Drug Awareness and Recovery. A collection of facts, doctor approved tips,and evidence you can use, including sources to take back control of your life by safely breaking free of rx antidepressant drugs.

Akathisia Alliance
https://akathisiaalliance.org
‘Akathisia is an extremely distressing neurological disorder characterized by severe agitation, an inability to remain still, and an overwhelming sense of terror. It is primarily a medication side effect. People with this condition can quickly become suicidal and even homicidal. Akathisia is far more common than has been reported in the past and remains dangerously under-diagnosed and under-reported today.’
This website offers excellent information about akathisia for clinicians, family, patients, researchers, patient experiences. They provide help to get you an akathisia diagnosis and prevent you from being involuntarily hospitalized, force-drugged, and/or abandoned by family and friends…”  They also provide links to other organisations that focus on akathisia.

 

Akathisia Institute
https://akathisiainstitute.org
The Institute for Akathisia Research and Prevention is committed to helping sufferers of medication induced akathisia and those closest to them. 

 

Dystonia medical research foundation
https://dystonia-foundation.org/
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation mission is to advance dystonia research for more treatments and ultimately a cure, promote awareness. They also provide links to support groups.

National Organization for Tardive Dyskinesia
https://tdhelp.org/
This website provides numerous resources such as discussion of self-help techniques, pharmaceutical and alternative treatments, information on Zoom support groups for people dealing with Tardive Dyskinesia and patients’ personal stories.

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Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome and its Management

A video with Mark Horowitz and Stevie Lewis, by the Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal

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