Support Groups

Forums

Surviving Antidepressants (Read Only)

Website: survivingantidepressants.org 

Comprehensive peer support community and resource site focused on antidepressant withdrawal and protracted withdrawal syndrome. Includes detailed tapering protocols, withdrawal symptom information, and community forums. 

The Antidepressant Harm & Recovery Forum

Website: antidepressantrecovery.org

Created in December 2025 by a former Surviving Antidepressants member, The Antidepressant Harm & Recovery Forum serves as a peer support community in a similar way to Surviving Antidepressants and is open to memberships. 

BenzoBuddies 

Website: benzobuddies.org 

The largest and longest-running peer support forum dedicated to benzodiazepine withdrawal. Members share tapering experiences, withdrawal symptom management, recovery strategies, and emotional support. Includes extensive information archives and a vibrant community of thousands. 

TaperCommunity

Website: taper.community

A peer support community for safely tapering psychiatric medications. Evidence-based guidance, shared experiences, and taper journals.

PSSD Forum

Website: pssdforum.org

A forum dedicated to collaborative research into PSSD (Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction)

Facebook Groups

Antidepressant SSRIs Withdrawal Support Group

Website: Facebook

An international information, self-help, tapering and withdrawal support group for those on SSRIs. The admins/moderators aim to provide a safe, comforting community that provides encouragement through information and peer support. 

Living with Akathisia

Website: Facebook 

Support for anyone living with akathisia- the state of agitation, distress, and restlessness caused from a side effect of medication.

Benzo Recovery & Existence

Website: Facebook

A support group for people struggling with benzodiazepine withdrawal.

Mirtazapine: Peer Support, Withdrawal and Recovery 

Website: Facebook

A global peer support group for Mirtazapine (© Remeron) that promotes researched based discontinuation methods following the long standing withdrawal community. 

Lexapro: Support, Withdrawal Recovery

Website: Facebook

Peer support group for Lexapro (Escitalopram, Cipralex) that promotes researched based discontinuation methods following the long standing well respected withdrawal community.

Zyprexa Olanzapine Tapering and Withdrawal Support 

Website: Facebook 

This group is for those that are tapering off Olanzapine/ Zyprexa. The purpose of this group is for us to share information about our tapering process, to ask questions about the tapering process and for us to support eachother through the ups and downs.

Metronidazole (Flagyl) Toxicity Support Group

Website: Facebook

This group is for people suffering from metronidazole toxicity, a place where they can find support and ideas of treating this condition. 

Psychiatric Medication Withdrawal Support Group

Website: Facebook

A group for anyone suffering withdrawal syndrome from any kind of psych medication. Focused on helping you heal and being your support during the process.

Safe Tapering

Website: Facebook

Safe tapering aims to increase awareness of the overwhelming evidence that antidepressants, benzodiazepines, sleeping medication, antipsychotics, anti-epileptic drugs, and mood stabilizers and need to be tapered much more slowly than most doctors and patients realize. We provide news and information, as well as further avenues for support and assistance in tapering or deprescribing.

Marriages Destroyed by Antidepressants, SSRIs/SNRIs

Website: Facebook

Support group for those whose marriages/partnerships have been negatively impacted by antidepressants

Fluoroquinolone Toxicity 24/7 Live Chat Group

Website: Facebook

Support chat group for those who have been 'floxxed' by fluoroquinolone antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin)

Healing Floxing from Fluoroquinolones 

Website: Facebook

Support group dedicated to the knowledge and power to heal those who have been 'floxxed' through supplementation, diet, and mental positivity

Kicking the Big Z (Zyrtec or Cytrizine Withdrawal)

Website: Facebook

For people who are dealing with uncomfortable symptoms after quitting Zyrtec (cetirizine)