“Deprescribing requires gradual tapering, psychological support, careful risk stratification, and accessible alternatives — none of which Kennedy’s initiative provides at scale.”
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By Jonathan Slater
May 13, 2026
Slater is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
I recently helped a woman in her early 60s taper off fluoxetine (often known by the brand name Prozac), which she had taken for over 35 years, followed by bupropion (aka Wellbutrin), which she had taken for over a decade.
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