Seroxat withdrawal plans developed by Dr Healy / Pam Armstrong CITA were available prior to 2003 - extract from - Northern Echo 4th Feb2003

extract from - Northern Echo 4th Feb2003
"Wonder Drug Made My life Hell"

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CITA has developed a number of withdrawal programmes with Dr David Healy, director of the North Wales Department of Psychological Medicine at the University of Wales. These include reducing Seroxat intake very slowly and using it in liquid form, which is considered gentler to the system during withdrawal. In tablet form, once down to 20mg, it can take at least another three and a half months to come off. The charity has found that switching from Seroxat to Prozac, once down to a 20mg dosage, is one of the most successful withdrawal methods. According to Pam, a qualified nurse and counsellor, there are more problems coming off Seroxat than other anti-depressant drugs because it is short acting, working for just a few hours, compared with the longest acting anti-depressant, Prozac.

http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/seroxat/page1.phtml