Even a gradual tapering does not ensure that withdrawal symptoms will be completely avoided. A review of the most...
New Review of Evidence Recommends Slow Tapering When Discontinuing Antidepressants
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Antidepressants Articles
Doctors Have No Clear Guidance for Tapering Patients Off Antidepressants Without Withdrawal Symptoms That Can Be Severe
Researchers found patients may be unable to bear the withdrawal symptoms and so give up on discontinuation, resulting...
Failure of Antidepressants and Electroshock Starts with False Theory of Chemical Imbalance in the Brain, Researchers Say
Research finds no proof of any brain disorder that antidepressants and electroshock supposedly target and no proof of...
Doctors Advised to Curb Antidepressant Prescribing Due to Questionable Benefits, Risk of Side Effects Persisting
Antidepressant adverse effects and withdrawal symptoms can continue after quitting, including sexual dysfunction,...
Researchers Recommend New Approaches to Depression, Replacing Reliance on Antidepressants
Antidepressants lack efficacy for most patients, while exposing them to the risks of serious side effects and...
Veterans Day:Â Among Those Who Served, High Rate of Suicides Continues; Research Ignores the Link to Psychotropic Drugs
Veterans Health Administration says 4.2 million veterans took psychiatric drugs in 2019, with 1.75 million on...
How Many Americans Are Taking Antidepressants Because Severe Withdrawal Symptoms Are Preventing Them From Stopping?
More than 25 million Americans taking antidepressants face withdrawal symptoms when they quit; for nearly half, the...
No Exit Plan: More Research Urgently Needed For Safe Withdrawal And Recovery From Psychiatric Drugs
Millions of Americans are prescribed psychiatric drugs, but with no best practices for discontinuing the drugs,...
National Suicide Prevention Month:Â Why Are So Many Veterans Still Prescribed Suicide-Linked Antidepressants?
Human rights group calls on the Veterans Administration to add website warnings about the increased risk of suicidal...