Most people think addiction means a person has severe withdrawal when not taking alcohol or drugs. But withdrawal symptoms ...

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 ...

A new review of antidepressant withdrawal effects – written by academics, many of whom have close ties to drug manufacturers – risks underestimating the potential harms to long-term antidepressant ...

Gradually discontinuing antidepressants with the support of psychological therapy may be as effective as remaining on medication for preventing depression relapse, according to th ...

A recent Lancet Psychiatry study revealed that around 15% or one in six patients who discontinue using antidepressants experience withdrawal symptoms. Antidepressants like desvenlafaxine, venlafaxine, ...

A “deprescribing” movement is building up in the psychiatry field, aimed at helping patients reduce or stop their ...

Discontinuing medications can be associated with withdrawal symptoms. This is true when stopping antidepressants. What are these symptoms and how common are they? These questions are addressed in a ...

Key TakeawaysSlow tapering of antidepressants combined with therapy is more effective in preventing depression relapse than fast tapering or sudden stopping of medication.Patients and their doctors ...

The incidence of antidepressant discontinuation symptoms appears to be much lower than was previously thought, results from a new meta-analysis of studies assessing this issue showed. After accounting ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis has demonstrated that approximately 15% of individuals experience withdrawal symptoms, such as dizziness, headache, nausea, insomnia and irritability, when ...

Sudden changes in the dose of antidepressant medications can cause withdrawal symptoms. The symptoms can last several weeks. Antidepressants are useful for treating a variety of mental health ...