When I first started taking an antidepressant as a teenager, no one talked to me or my parents about how I might eventually stop. Instead, the conversation was entirely centered on finding and ...

In early 2023, Liana Shatova began taking low doses of an antidepressant to ease symptoms of a premenstrual disorder marked by mood swings, anxiety and depression. At first, the difference was ...

Researchers at Washington State University (WSU) have unlocked the answer to curbing alcohol withdrawal symptoms. A new study found that by targeting the brain’s cerebellum region, scientists were ...

San Francisco — The sexual dysfunction and depression commonly seen in men following withdrawal from anabolic steroid abuse are more closely tied to psychiatric burden than to hormonal levels, new ...

A new review of existing studies suggests that most people who stop taking antidepressants experience mild or no withdrawal symptoms. Some experts argue that the review underestimates withdrawal risks ...

Stopping antidepressants doesn’t lead to as many withdrawal symptoms as previously thought, according to a new study. In a large trial examining the crucial weeks after people end treatment, ...

A new review of studies on antidepressant discontinuation suggests that withdrawal is rarely severe — but experts say the picture is more complex. A new review of existing studies suggests that most ...

A new study has sparked debate on the prevalence of withdrawal symptoms when patients stop taking antidepressants, as well as on the severity of those symptoms. About 11% of adults in the U.S. take ...

Antidepressant withdrawal symptoms may be less common than we thought, at least for short-term use – but questions remain about what happens to people who stop taking the drugs after much longer ...

Warnings about withdrawal from antidepressants have rippled through society in recent years. A new study claims they are overblown. By Ellen Barry Few practices in mental health are debated more than ...

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Phillipa Munari started antidepressants in 2003. Her doctor recommended one, she said, after she complained of feeling tired. She didn’t think it helped, but she kept taking it anyway. When she ...