Clinician-guided tapering, done at your pace
Outro Health's program combines neuroscience-backed tapering methods with holistic non-drug support—all delivered by licensed clinicians, trained by world-leading experts.
Personalized support, for tapering and beyond
Book your evaluation
Discuss medication history and future goals in depth with a licensed clinician who is specially trained in safe deprescribing.
Build your personalized plan
Your clinician will partner with you to build a tapering plan designed just for you. You can take it as fast or as slow as you need, and the custom doses will be mailed right to your door.
Taper with ongoing support
Share your progress with your clinician during monthly visits, track withdrawal symptoms in the app, and message your care team when you need a little extra support.
Prepare for life after medication
As you progress in lowering your dose, you can join peer support groups, lifestyle medicine classes, and get overall support in non-drug methods for thriving.
Life can be lived well, with less medication
Most patients don't taper just to be off a pill. They taper for what's on the other side.
Emotional range
Sexual function
Presence
Energy
Sense of self
Trust in your signal
There’s a science to getting off antidepressants
If your last taper attempts didn't work, it probably wasn't your fault. 9/10 long-term antidepressant users experience withdrawal symptoms, which make stopping difficult. We use the first science-based method to limit withdrawal symptoms.
Clinicians trained by world-leading experts
Kristin Hicks
Psychiatrist
Karen LaFlair
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Vivek Patel
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Where is Outro’s tapering program available?
The proof is in the program
Members who tapered safely — and didn’t do it alone.
Tapering Venlafaxine
Tapering Sertraline
Tapering Venlafaxine
Tapering Sertraline
Tapering Citalopram
Tapering Fluoxetine
Already tapering?
We meet you where you are, no starting over.
FAQs
Explore frequently asked questions about safe antidepressant tapering, withdrawal symptoms, lifestyle strategies, and how Outro Health works.
Outro Health provides flexible, medically-supervised tapering plan with gradual dose reductions tailored just for you. Our hyperbolic tapering method, where reductions become progressively smaller, gently minimizes nervous system disruption and withdrawal discomfort. We personalize your tapering plan based on your response, preferences, and what's happening in your life.
Safe antidepressant deprescribing requires a comprehensive approach that is often difficult for an individual prescriber to provide due to the time required. It also requires up-to-date knowledge on the latest techniques in tapering antidepressants that are not yet widely taught in the United States. Think of Outro Health as a specialist in tapering.
At Outro Health, we walk with you every step of the way. Our specialized, high-touch care team takes time to get to know you and your goals, and provides an advanced, individualized approach to tapering off antidepressants informed by the latest guidance and clinical evidence. Through Outro Health’s app, your symptoms and progress are continuously monitored by your provider, who can reach out to offer coping strategies or adapt your care plan accordingly. If you have questions or concerns that arise in between appointments, your Outro Health provider is available via 1-to-1 chat.
Hyperbolic tapering (sometimes called the Horowitz-Taylor method) is based on the fact that as antidepressant dose goes up, drug action on brain cells increases, but not in equal steps. Higher dosages have less and less additional influence – a decreasing return on investment. The graph showing this is called a hyperbolic curve (goes up faster at low doses, and flatter at higher doses).
Tapering based on this method gradually reduces the drug following this natural curve, with the size of dose reduction getting smaller as the dosage gets closer to 0mg. These very low doses are difficult to make up with commonly available tablets, so compounded medications become important. To learn more, speak with an Outro Health clinician by scheduling your evaluation.
Many people have difficulties when they try to go off antidepressants. Our team of expertly trained clinicians will develop a tailored tapering program, informed by the latest scientific evidence and designed to minimize withdrawal effects - even for these people who have tried to stop before.
We currently offer taper management for antidepressant medications. You can see the full list here.
We are making preparations to expand to other psychotropic medications like benzodiazepines, which also follow the hyperbolic tapering method.
Most people give up after one bad attempt. You don't have to.
Start with a clinician-guided plan built around your medication, your symptoms, and your pace.
