The majority of symptoms reported by patients after stopping antidepressants are mild and do not meet the criteria for discontinuation syndrome — a set of more severe withdrawal-like symptoms that ...

While just one missed dose shouldn’t derail your progress, according to research, regularly missing doses can reduce the medication’s efficacy. But people who stop these medications suddenly rather ...

Zoloft (sertraline) is an SSRI commonly prescribed for major depressive disorder, panic disorder, PTSD, OCD, PMDD, and social anxiety disorder. While some individuals experience symptom relief, others ...

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 ...

Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) are a class of drugs that affect the brain’s serotonin system, and doctors most commonly prescribe them as antidepressants. SRIs increase the levels of serotonin ...

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 ...