How long will it take me to get off my antidepressant?

For starters, Outro employs a neuroscience-based method called hyperbolic tapering, which is designed to reduce the severity of withdrawal symptoms and minimize disruption to your daily life.

The time required to taper in a hyperbolic manner is highly individual, and depends on a variety of factors.

Some of these factors include:

• Type of medication
• Duration of use
• Individual sensitivity
• Personal life circumstances

Overall, the pace of the taper should coincide with how much time your brain takes to readapt to a state without an antidepressant medication.

Because everyone's experience is different, we take a personalized approach and closely monitoring your progress at each step. During this process, we adjust your taper plan based on how you're responding to each dose reduction and any symptoms you may experience.

At your first appointment, we will discuss a starting approach and may be able to offer a general timeline, but it’s important to understand that we do not provide a fixed, detailed taper schedule right away. The plan will evolve over time, based on your unique needs and progress.

Based on current guidelines, if you’ve been on antidepressant medication for more than a year, a safe tapering process will typically take at least 3-6 months. For those using an antidepressant for several years or decades, this process often takes a year or more.

Overall, the goal is to break the on-and-off cycle that we currently see in our healthcare system.