People who have been taking antidepressants for more than two years are substantially more likely to experience withdrawal symptoms compared to short-term users when they come off the medication, ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has claimed that antidepressants are harder to quit than heroin and that “tremendous circumstantial evidence” links these medications to mass shootings. Antidepressants can cause ...

Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome (ADS), or antidepressant withdrawal, includes all the symptoms people might experience when they stop taking their antidepressants, such as nausea, headaches, ...

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 ...

In a recent webinar, “Why Are Antidepressants So Difficult to Stop?,” the distinguished pharmacologist and psychiatrist David Healy raised troubling, little-known details about the history of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many patients end up "parked" on antidepressant meds. It can be tough to quit on your own. Withdrawal symptoms can range from mild ...

During his Senate confirmation hearing to serve as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. suggested antidepressant drugs may be as addictive as heroin — a claim contradicted by ...

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 ...