Seizure. Death. Never, ever, ever stop a high-dose benzo abruptly. "Taper" means take 2 months to go from 2mg to zero. If they panic, go slower.

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If a patient starts an SSRI and calls you on Day 2 saying, "I feel worse , I’m crawling out of my skin," don't panic. That is . It is NOT an allergic reaction. It is the brain panicking because the "brakes" are suddenly working. Reassure them: It stops in 72 hours. Benzos (like low-dose clonazepam) are the antidote for this temporary period.

Welcome to Clinical Psychopharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple . If you forget everything else, remember this single sentence:

To help the reader quickly understand what a drug does, why it is used, and its most common side effects—without getting lost in receptor subtypes or pharmacokinetic equations.

Before prescribing or evaluating any medication, clinicians must separate environmental distress from endogenous neurochemical imbalances.