Doctors are finally learning to manage antidepressant withdrawal

• The longer someone takes antidepressants, the harder it can be to stopGiulia Neri As an overworked medical school student, Mark Horowitz started taking an antidepressant 20 years ago to lessen his gnawing anxiety about his future.
• The pill, escitalopram, helped, and he didn’t give it much thought as he took the medication every day for the next 10 years.
• He decided to stop after reading an article suggesting antidepressants’ effects tend to wear off over time, and tapered his dose carefully over several months.