As a nurse in the antidepressant 2.0 era, I'm teaching my patients to cut down their doses using jewelry scales
Source: Business Insider ·
Outro is designed to help patients taper off of antidepressant drugs, without life-altering side effects.
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Kristen Massingill is a nurse practitioner who de-prescribes antidepressants.OutroTelehealth startup Outro has raised $7 million for its de-prescribing service.A nurse practitioner shares her experience weaning people off pills as this practice gains momentum.The US Department of Health is expected to release new deprescribing guidelines this year.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kristen Massingill, a 36-year-old nurse practitioner working in psychiatry.Massingill works at Outro, a de-prescribing startup that announced today that it has raised $7 million in pre-seed and seed funding. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.I've worked in healthcare for over 15 years. I started my career in the ER, and spent a long time working there, but I've also worked in hospice, palliative care, and electrophysiology.My main focus right now is working with patients on de-prescribing and discontinuing antidepressants. It's not something we're taught much about…
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