As the proportion of SSRI-takers found to suffer from discontinuation syndrome is, by pharmacological standards, astronomical, and "one in ten Americans"—roughly 30 million people in the U.S.

In a 1995 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, amid a wave of prescribing for then-recently-approved SSRI antidepressants, physicians Lloyd Frost and Samarthji Lal wrote to warn colleagues ...

TORONTO (CTV Network) — A new study has found that some common antidepressant medications have a higher risk of causing distressing and sometimes disabling withdrawal symptoms when patients try to ...

Studies by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) offer up new insights into the molecular and cellular mechanisms that underpin the unpleasant symptoms associated with withdrawing ...

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Patients who have taken antidepressants for years should consider coming off the medication. However, researchers say they will likely face difficult and even dangerous withdrawal symptoms due to a ...

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Vol. 90, No. 5 (2021), pp. 299-307 (9 pages) Introduction: A clear picture of neonatal withdrawal signs due to in utero selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) ...

Many patients end up "parked" on antidepressant meds. It can be tough to quit on your own. Withdrawal symptoms can range from mild to severe. A first-of-its-kind microdosing service is opening in the ...