UVA Health offers guidance on stopping psychiatric medications

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – A new effort at UVA Health is tackling a question many patients ask: when is it safe to stop taking psychiatric medications?

A UVA psychiatrist says the answer depends on the person.

New national guidelines suggest some patients who have recovered from a first episode of depression may be able to gradually come off antidepressants after about a year of treatment…

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