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The most prevalent symptom of discontinuation was dizziness, and, despite being measured in people with major depressive disorder, discontinuation was not associated with depression symptoms.

A 49-study meta-analysis showed that the mean number of discontinuation symptoms 1 week after stopping an antidepressant was below the cutoff for clinically important discontinuation syndrome. (JAMA ...

A growing number of people who take SSRIs are saying they've suffered difficult withdrawal symptoms from long-term use, including dysphoria and sexual dysfunction. A growing number of people say ...

What are brain zaps and are they harmful? A new client described brain zaps as an electrical buzz she felt in her head periodically. ''I thought I was going crazy, especially at night when it awakened ...

Antidepressant discontinuation actually conferred a slightly lower risk for psychiatric-related hospitalizations by 1.5 years postpartum. Discontinuing antidepressants like selective serotonin ...

Withdrawal symptoms following the discontinuation of antidepressants have been reported for decades now. This is a concern since more than 10 percent of the population in the U.S. and U.K. now take ...

Early research suggests a brain test may predict whether antidepressants will cause sexual dysfunction. There has never been a way to predict this effect.