antidepressants

  1. Many people experience withdrawal symptoms when they try to stop taking antidepressants. So how can you stop safely?

    Many people experience withdrawal symptoms when they try to stop taking antidepressants. So how can you stop safely?

    Queensland, almost one in seven Australians takes antidepressant medication. The decision to start is often made in times of crisis, with the thinking that they can help for a while and then will be discontinued. Most people don't start antidepressants thinking they'll be taking them for the...
  2. Study shows who is more likely to experience withdrawal symptoms when stopping antidepressants

    Study shows who is more likely to experience withdrawal symptoms when stopping antidepressants

    New Delhi: One in every six people taking antidepressants will experience withdrawal symptoms, while one in 35 will experience severe symptoms when they stop, according to new research published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal.The researchers said the study provides reliable estimates about...
  3. Why, for some people, psychotherapy may be a better treatment for depression than drugs

    Why, for some people, psychotherapy may be a better treatment for depression than drugs

    Dublin, During a psychotherapy session, one of my patients told me that the antidepressants her doctor had given her had "killed her will". He felt, he told me, “dead inside.” Unfortunately, this was not an isolated case. I have heard similar descriptions of the effects of antidepressant...
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