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Medication guides, in plain language

What a medication is, who it suits, what starting or stopping it is actually like, and what the evidence says — written by a prescriber who would rather you knew before you decided. None of these pages contains a dose or a schedule; those are decided with you at an evaluation.

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Starting an antidepressant

The first week, the side effects that pass and the ones that need a message, and how long it really takes to work.

Coming off an antidepressant

One page per medication people search for by name: why stopping it suddenly is felt, why the last steps are the hardest, which forms allow small steps, and how a supervised taper works. Start with the supervised tapering service if you want the general picture first.

Anxiety and sleep, without a benzodiazepine

NCNE does not prescribe benzodiazepines. These are the options it does use, as needed and not habit-forming, and what each can and cannot do.

Adult ADHD

The non-stimulant options, and what to do when ADHD and anxiety arrive together. See also adult ADHD at NCNE.

Testing

Pharmacogenomic testing: what it costs, what it covers, and what the report does and does not tell you. See also the GeneSight testing service.

If you are in immediate danger, call 911. For urgent emotional support at any hour, call or text 988(Suicide & Crisis Lifeline). Telehealth visits and this website are not an emergency service.

Have a question one of these pages did not answer? Book a telehealth evaluation with Laura Gabriel, PMHNP-BC, or send a message and we will respond within two business days.

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