Becker's Healthcare March 19, 2025
Mariah Taylor

To the alarm of some physicians, an online do-it-yourself subculture has risen focused on quitting psychiatric medications, The New York Times reported March 17.

The deprescribing movement first began about 25 years ago with peer-support groups forming around withdrawing from psychiatric medications. These small groups turned into websites and online forums where people shared information about how to taper off medications, sometimes with reductions so small they require syringes or precision scales.

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