‘Uber for Getting Off Antidepressants’ Launches in the US

‘Uber for Getting Off Antidepressants’ Launches in the US

Outro, which is now available in seven states, wants to help people taper off antidepressants without experiencing debilitating side effects.

‘Uber for Getting Off Antidepressants’ Launches in the US - WorldNL Magazine

Unlike a linear taper, which involves reducing the dose of a medication by the same amount each time, a hyperbolic taper gradually slows the rate of reduction—cutting smaller and smaller amounts as it goes—so that the final doses are extremely small and spread out over a much longer period. To facilitate this, Outro partners with compounding pharmacies to produce custom versions of generic antidepressants in minuscule doses that are not availabl…