The Safe Way to Go Off Antidepressants

Why tapering is more complex than you think

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Last year, more than once, Jackie Rocheleau was abruptly struck with the feeling that her brain had escaped her body.

“All of a sudden, your head feels weightless, like the brain has left your head,” she says. “That happens throughout the day for several seconds at a time.”