Antidepressant discontinuation actually conferred a slightly lower risk for psychiatric-related hospitalizations by 1.5 years postpartum. Discontinuing antidepressants like selective serotonin ...

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Antidepressants are one of the most commonly taken medicines in the UK – and also among the most controversial. A common concern for users is that they will get “hooked” on the pills because stopping ...

A new review of antidepressant withdrawal effects – written by academics, many of whom have close ties to drug manufacturers – risks underestimating the potential harms to long-term antidepressant ...

Depression is one of the most widespread mental health disorders worldwide, affecting approximately 4% of the global ...

Withdrawal symptoms following the discontinuation of antidepressants have been reported for decades now. This is a concern since more than 10 percent of the population in the U.S. and U.K. now take ...

Switching from an SSRI to an SNRI typically involves gradually tapering off the SSRI under a doctor’s guidance and starting the SNRI at a low dose. Switching from a selective serotonin reuptake ...