68. Deprescribing - The Science and Art of Stopping Medication with Dr. Jeffrey Strawn

Send us Fan MailWhat is the safest, most effective way to taper or stop psychotropic meds in children and teens? Dr. Elise Fallucco kicks off a new Deprescribing series with guest Dr. Jeffrey Strawn, coauthor of Stahl’s Deprescriber’s Guide.   They discuss how  clinicians and patients “deprescribe” in real life, and what can happen when tapering off or abruptly stopping medication including: how to distinguish discontinuation (withdrawal) from relapse Focus on timing, symptom pattern (including dysesthesias/“brain zaps” and dizziness), and symptom trajectoryhow to manage cases of discontinuationpause - then more slowly taper off of medicationhow to manage relapsepause - and potentially increase back to the original doseDr. Jeffrey Strawn is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and the Director of Anxiety Disorders Research Program.Stahl's Deprescriber's Guide by Dr. Jeffrey Strawn and Dr. Stephen Stahl available at Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Stahls-Deprescribers-Guide-Jeffrey-Strawn/dp/1009642200 Check out our website PsychEd4Peds.com for more resources!Follow us on Instagram @psyched4pedsCheck out our NEW CME Audio-based, on-demand CME Course online at:Pediatric Mental Health CME Toolkit - Cracking the ADHD Code: Essentials for Pediatric Clinicians. https://ce.nemours.org/content/podcast-series-cracking-adhd-code-essential-skills-pediatric-clinicians#group-tabs-node-course-default1