Effexor (venlafaxine) is one of the most difficult antidepressants to stop, with a short half-life and notoriously severe withdrawal symptoms.

​This session will focus on the science behind discontinuing Effexor, clinical considerations, and how we apply this at Outro.

​Presenters
​Dr. Bryan Shapiro, Medical Director
Dr. Shapiro is a board-certified psychiatrist in California, where he holds an academic position at UC Irvine Medical Center and serves as a consultation-liaison psychiatrist. He also the Director of Psychopharmacology for the UC Irvine/UC Davis Train New Trainers (TNT program) where he coaches primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and psychiatric residents on responsible prescribing of psychiatric medications. As a psychiatric resident, Dr. Shapiro was involved in the original conceptualization on hyperbolic tapering of antidepressants driven by his own lived experience with antidepressant withdrawal.

​Dr. Shapiro functions as Outro’s Medical Director and is dedicated to the mission of helping patients safely and successfully taper their antidepressants and fully restore their quality of life.

​Charlotte Herring, Lead Nurse Practitioner
Charlotte Herring is a board certified nurse practitioner, holistic health coach, registered yoga teacher (RYT-200), and mindfulness practitioner. She has been with the Outro team since 2022, where she served as a consultant and content creator for the Outro Library during their Canadian pilot. Today, Charlotte leads the Outro US nurse practitioner team, and also is a frequent co-host of Outro's webinar series.

​​What is Outro?
​​Outro is a virtual clinic that helps people safely stop their antidepressants. Outro is currently available in the US.

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