Antidepressants in Older Adults
Talking about tapering
Starting a conversation with patients about stopping or reducing their antidepressant medicine dose
Useful verbatims to support what are often challenging conversations with patients about antidepressant tapering.
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Summary information to help guide health professionals through the key elements of antidepressant deprescribing, including different tapering options and how to distinguish withdrawal symptoms from relapse.
A shared decision-making tool to support consumers thinking about tapering or stopping their antidepressant.
Quality Use of Medicines Alliance
Helping consumers and health professionals make safe and wise decisions about medicines and diagnostics. Funded by the Australian Government through the Quality Use of Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Pathology Program
