Although quitting antidepressants can cause withdrawal symptoms, they are generally less severe than those of heroin.
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At least one in six people who stop taking antidepressants experience withdrawal symptoms. Here’s why – and how you can work with your doctor to taper your dose and safely stop.
Long-term antidepressant users are at greater risk of withdrawal.
Some patients report that SSRIs are helpful – even essential – in the management of mental health. Others, however, complain of being turned into zombies. Psychotherapy is an effective alternative.
The longer you taken an antidepressant, the more likely you are to experience withdrawal effects.
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Visiting Clinical Research Fellow in Psychiatry, UCL
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Lecturer in Psychotherapy, School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health, Dublin City University
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Professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry, UCL
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Emeritus Professor of Neuropharmacology, University of Lancashire