December 18, 2025Dec 18 Link: RCPsych: Stopping Antidepressants The tide is turning in terms of authoritative medical bodies recognising the potential for long-lasting withdrawal symptoms, and that much more careful tapering is required to prevent them for some people. This thread links to the guidance provided by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, which is the professional body that trains and supports psychiatrists in the UK. Their own disclaimer states that these are NOT clinical guidelines. This thread just signposts to them and makes the reader aware that they exist. They should not be followed unless instructed to by a qualified medical professional. At the time of creating this thread (when the version of this information was published in March 2024), the page very much understates the potential for Protracted Withdrawal Syndrome, and states only: "NICE guidelines suggest that for some, withdrawal symptoms can be mild and go away relatively quickly, without the need for any help. Other people can have more severe symptoms which last much longer (sometimes months or more than a year). At the moment we cannot predict who will get the more serious withdrawal symptoms." However, some of the information on tapering is useful, and I would expect it to be updated periodically. I am actively working on activism in the UK to try to get organisations such as this to update their information. There is a section on this site decided to activism here. Nothing I say is medical advice, it is simply my opinion. I am an anonymous person on an internet forum with no relevant qualifications other than being badly harmed by a drug. For all you know, I could be an idiot. You are making your own decisions and part of that is deciding how much to listen to my opinion, if at all. Perhaps you should consider this post an artistic work of fiction written for entertainment purposes. Story from SA: LukeUK: Remeron/Mirtazapine Severe Withdrawal - Introductions and updates - Surviving Antidepressants 15mg Remeron/Mirtazapine November starting 2022 (severe physical side effects) Attempted to taper off January 2023, ended up having a major breakdown and going up to 30mg, took weeks to stabilise 1 month taper to 0mg Last dose April 2023 Severe withdrawal syndrome with many physical symptoms Summary: 5 months using Mirtazapine, including 1 month taper ending late April 2023.
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