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 ...

It’s very important to stress this upfront: Many people rely on antidepressants to stay mentally healthy, and you shouldn’t ...

Slowly tapering antidepressants with psychological support prevents depression relapse to a similar extent as continuing the medication, a new analysis shows.

“Our findings suggest that while antidepressants are effective in preventing depressive relapses, they do not need to be a ...

Clinical guidelines are vague, so we asked psychiatrists what to consider when deciding whether to continue taking these ...

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

Daphne Berryhill is an oncology pharmacist and freelance writer. She loves the collaborative process of creating health content. Her goal as a writer is to offer information that’s meaningful, ...

Few things in life work out the first time you try them, and antidepressants are no exception. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, it’s not uncommon for patients to try at least two ...

Choosing the right antidepressant is important. There are a vast array of antidepressants and knowing where to start can be confusing. Here are five ways that I, as a psychiatrist, think about ...

During my training, an oncologist stopped me in a hallway for a ‘curbside consult’. He casually asked what I would recommend as a good garden-variety antidepressant for a patient with cancer. I was ...

Persistent or worsening symptoms, fluctuations in your mood and emotions, and continued sleep disturbances are possible signs your antidepressant dose may be too low. Antidepressants are a class of ...