Around one in six people who stop antidepressants will experience withdrawal symptoms as a direct result of the medicine – lower than previous estimates, according to the largest study of its kind. A ...

The best strategy for stopping antidepressants is for patients to slowly taper off their medication while also receiving psychological support, researchers have concluded.1 The Italian research team’s ...

Antidepressant use continues to climb across the UK, with experts divided over long-term benefits, withdrawal risks, and how ...

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 ...

The moment when a person stops taking their antidepressant is fraught. Not only can patients see their psychiatric symptoms return, but they can experience a wide variety of new symptoms in the days ...

The best way to get off of antidepressants is gradually over months, with the support of a therapist, a new research review shows.

In an article on antidepressant withdrawal published online April 7, The New York Times invited readers to describe their experiences coming off the drugs. More than 8,800 people responded — teenagers ...

Mark Horowitz is a Collaborating Investigator on the RELEASE trial in Australia investigating supported, gradual, hyperbolic tapering of antidepressants. He is member of the Critical Psychiatry ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been sworn in as the US health and human services secretary, despite saying a few things that raised eyebrows during his confirmation hearing. One of those things was the ...