You might be suprised but tons of modern medicine create physical and psychological dependence. SSRI anti depressants create a physical dependence despite being absolutely worthless as far as "treating" depression goes, but people are instructed they need to be on them almost a year before they will feel anything, by that time they are incredibly physically dependent and will go through withdrawal without. Ambien is very addictive, similar to benzos in that not everyone will become psychologically addicted, but physical dependence will set in after a while. Even certain nose sprays create a physical dependence, Oxymetazoline (Afrin) will instantly clear your nostrils, but once it wears off you can hardly breath through your nose even after the very first dose, so a lot of people become physically dependent. Adderall is literally amphetamine, and we also prescribe methamphetamine to kids under the trade name "desoxyn". Ritalin and other "ADHD" meds while they might not be amphetamine based will cause psychological dependence very quick for a lot of people. Gabapentin and as another poster mentioned Lyrica as well are also very addictive.
Doctors hardly know or seem to care what they prescribe people, there are even some doctors that are so naive as to think opiates taken daily "as prescribed" will not be addictive! Ha! They use this logic with other medicine too, that if you just take it as prescribed, you won't become addicted, and if you do it's a sign you "abused" the medicine. As if a sheet of paper somehow causes the medicine to function differently once taken.
I was put on zoloft in high school due to a "chemical imbalance" after taking a written psyche test.. Doctor left me on it for two years straight. When the doctor realized he had me taking it for so long he had me stop cold turkey. The withdrawal was horrendous. Stopped putting my trust in doctors and pills. Use nutrition and natural herbal remedies. After this CV19 hoax it would take an act of congress to get me in a hospital...
I would say taper as much as possible then stop entirely like anything else. SSRI withdrawals last a while and cause something called "brain zaps". They aren't easy to get off so a lot of people stay on them for years, but the longer you wait the worse it's going to be trying to get off. Daily medication is not the way to treat depression as eventually you will no longer get much effect from any medication be it opiates, benzos, SSRI, amphetamines, etc.
You might be suprised but tons of modern medicine create physical and psychological dependence. SSRI anti depressants create a physical dependence despite being absolutely worthless as far as "treating" depression goes, but people are instructed they need to be on them almost a year before they will feel anything, by that time they are incredibly physically dependent and will go through withdrawal without. Ambien is very addictive, similar to benzos in that not everyone will become psychologically addicted, but physical dependence will set in after a while. Even certain nose sprays create a physical dependence, Oxymetazoline (Afrin) will instantly clear your nostrils, but once it wears off you can hardly breath through your nose even after the very first dose, so a lot of people become physically dependent. Adderall is literally amphetamine, and we also prescribe methamphetamine to kids under the trade name "desoxyn". Ritalin and other "ADHD" meds while they might not be amphetamine based will cause psychological dependence very quick for a lot of people. Gabapentin and as another poster mentioned Lyrica as well are also very addictive.
Doctors hardly know or seem to care what they prescribe people, there are even some doctors that are so naive as to think opiates taken daily "as prescribed" will not be addictive! Ha! They use this logic with other medicine too, that if you just take it as prescribed, you won't become addicted, and if you do it's a sign you "abused" the medicine. As if a sheet of paper somehow causes the medicine to function differently once taken.
I was put on zoloft in high school due to a "chemical imbalance" after taking a written psyche test.. Doctor left me on it for two years straight. When the doctor realized he had me taking it for so long he had me stop cold turkey. The withdrawal was horrendous. Stopped putting my trust in doctors and pills. Use nutrition and natural herbal remedies. After this CV19 hoax it would take an act of congress to get me in a hospital...
How in the heck does somebody get off of ssri's?
I would say taper as much as possible then stop entirely like anything else. SSRI withdrawals last a while and cause something called "brain zaps". They aren't easy to get off so a lot of people stay on them for years, but the longer you wait the worse it's going to be trying to get off. Daily medication is not the way to treat depression as eventually you will no longer get much effect from any medication be it opiates, benzos, SSRI, amphetamines, etc.