Antidepressant withdrawal symptoms experienced by 15% of users, study finds
Dizziness, headache and nausea among common symptoms, which occur more frequently with some medications than othersJust under one in seven people who stop taking antidepressants will experience withdrawal symptoms, according to a study.Researchers in Germany analysed data in 79 studies involving 21,000 patients and found that 15% of people experienced one or more withdrawal symptoms that were directly caused by coming off antidepressants, while about 3% experienced severe symptoms. Continue reading...
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Dizziness, headache and nausea among common symptoms, which occur more frequently with some medications than others
Just under one in seven people who stop taking antidepressants will experience withdrawal symptoms, according to a study.
Researchers in Germany analysed data in 79 studies involving 21,000 patients and found that 15% of people experienced one or more withdrawal symptoms that were directly caused by coming off antidepressants, while about 3% experienced severe symptoms. Continue reading...