Why do psych drugs have withdrawal syndromes?



Dr. Joanna Moncrieff, psychiatrist & senior lecturer, University College London:

 Dr. Joanna Moncrieff, psychiatrist and senior lecturer, University College London on video. — We need to be aware of the risk so that every reasonable precaution can be made to avoid potentially serious issues. In the interest of informed consent we need to know what the risks are. Many psychiatrists are not telling people about these risks.

Books by Joanna Moncrieff here.

For more information about withdrawal syndromes go here: Psychiatric drug withdrawal and protracted withdrawal syndrome round-up

NEW: Psychiatric drug withdrawal: preparation for before you begin

Update: It’s become clear to me that whenever it’s possible that it’s helpful for folks who’ve not begun withdrawal and have the time to consider a carefully thought out plan to attempt to bring greater well-being to your body before starting the withdrawal.

That means learning how to profoundly nourish your body/mind and spirit prior to beginning a withdrawal. For suggestions on how to go about doing that check the drop-down menus on this blog for ideas. Anything that helps you learn how to live well can be part of your plan. That plan will look different for everyone as we learn to follow our hearts and find our own unique paths in the world. Things to begin considering are diet, exercise and movement, meditation/contemplation etc. Paying attention to all these things as you do them helps too. The body will start letting us know what it needs as we learn to pay attention.

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