Dr. John Thackery
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is SSRI withdrawal really worse than opioid withdrawal?
i’ve heard this said before on here but want a more detailed discussion.
it’s pretty unanimous that benzo withdrawl is worse than opioid withdrawal. the only one i have experience with is opioids and such a large percentage of american population is in SSRIs that i often wonder what would happen if it was suddenly rationed for some reason (ie supply chain breakdown) as happened with opioids due to their abuse potential.
i’ve heard this said before on here but want a more detailed discussion.
it’s pretty unanimous that benzo withdrawl is worse than opioid withdrawal. the only one i have experience with is opioids and such a large percentage of american population is in SSRIs that i often wonder what would happen if it was suddenly rationed for some reason (ie supply chain breakdown) as happened with opioids due to their abuse potential.
