I am taking MDD XR 50 from 2016 .Now I'm addicted with it. When I'm trying to withdraw it I can't. Can I stop this medicine anyhow. It's affecting my liver very much.

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Dr. K V AnandPsychologist15yrs exp

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Taper it and stop it over a period of 6 months.

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Dr. Srinivasa Sastry MalladiPsychiatrist23yrs exp

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While it is not addictive stopping it suddenly may cause ? discontinuation symptoms ? which are more like anxiety symptoms. Like always please discuss with your doctor about change of medications especially if you wish to stop the medicine as it should be gradually reduced in dose and stopped to avoid the above mentioned discontinuation symptoms.

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