There are many drugs that cause physical dependency.
This is not the same thing as "addictive". Addictive means craving, and a need for more.
Many non controlled drugs cause a withdrawal syndrome, the SSRI and SNRI drugs for depression are a case in point. Even some blood pressure drugs require a taper.... beta blockers for example. Also seizure drugs require a taper.
The body changes when drugs that sit on neurotransmitter receptors are used. It has only been about a decade that we have had drugs like this. So the medical community is not able to deal with it for every patient.
This doesn't help YOU of course, but learning about tapers and how your drugs work, can help take the fear factor out of your situation and help you taper off more comfortably.
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