Suddenly stopping caffeine can cause the brain to go into withdrawal. This happens because caffeine temporarily block receptors, and then when the caffeine is stopped, the brain releases too much of ...

A shaky hand, a racing heart, a wave of dread; alcohol withdrawal can feel like your body has turned against you. For many ...

A dose of hope for opioid withdrawal. The process of getting clean from opioid addiction can bring on intense physical ...

“More than half (56 percent) of people who attempt to come off antidepressants experience withdrawal effects,” assert the authors of a major new metastudy, and almost half of them (46 percent) ...

A new review of antidepressant withdrawal effects – written by academics, many of whom have close ties to drug manufacturers – risks underestimating the potential harms to long-term antidepressant ...

The moment when a person stops taking their antidepressant is fraught. Not only can patients see their psychiatric symptoms return, but they can experience a wide variety of new symptoms in the days ...

“True Blood” actor Nelsan Ellis died Saturday from heart failure, due to complications from a “withdrawal from alcohol,” his family said. Ellis’ family released a statement describing how the ...

The decision to stop taking antidepressants can be a significant moment in one’s mental health journey. For many, the process of discontinuation can be more complicated than anticipated, with research ...

Last month I wrote an open letter, as Chair of the International Institute of Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal, requesting that the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) reverse its ...

Mark Horowitz is a Collaborating Investigator on the RELEASE trial in Australia investigating supported, gradual, hyperbolic tapering of antidepressants. He is member of the Critical Psychiatry ...

As someone who’s researched Adderall withdrawal, I want to share what I’ve learned about the symptoms people may experience. Quitting Adderall can be harsh on both the body and mind. Common Adderall ...