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EPISODE · Apr 1, 2026 · 19 MIN

Ultimate Guide to Getting Off Antidepressants

from Side Effects with Dr. Josef · host Josef Witt-Doerring

Click here if you need help quitting psychiatric medications: membership.taperclinic.com/signup/?utm_source=podcast Your doctor put you on this in 20 minutes. Nobody told you getting off would take a protocol. The dizziness. The brain zaps. The feeling that you're falling apart. That's not your depression coming back. That's your nervous system recalibrating after years of chemical dependency. There's a difference and most doctors don't know it. Antidepressant withdrawal fails for three reasons: undertrained prescribers, the wrong formulation, and no plan for the final stretch. This video covers all three. What you'll learn: → Why standard tablets make precise tapering nearly impossible → How compounded liquid formulations change everything → The 5–10% monthly reduction framework that works → The Traffic Light Method — how to read your body and adjust in real time → Why the last 25% of your taper is harder than the first 75% and what to do about it You've been on this long enough. You deserve a structured exit, not a guess. Watch the full protocol. Then book a call if you're ready to do this properly. Get our free tapering course: https://membership.taperclinic.com/free-taper-guide  Join +6000 people learning how to taper on our newsletter: https://membership.taperclinic.com/newsletter   CONNECT WITH ME: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjosefwittdoerring/  - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drjosefwittdoerring  - X/Twitter: https://x.com/DrJosefWD  - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drjosefwittdoerring/  - Website: https://taperclinic.com/  DISCLAIMER: All the information on this channel is for educational and/or entertainment purposes and not intended to be specific/personal medical advice from me to you. Watching the videos, or getting answers to comments/question, does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. If you have your own doctor, these videos can maybe help you prepare for your discussion with him. We do our best to spread awareness with these videos, but for legal reasons we can’t answer health questions in the comments. If you leave questions, we’ll make videos about common questions in the future! If we catch incorrect health information, hate speech, illegal solicitation of drugs in the comments, we will remove them.

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