It’s something of a relief to see before you, written down in black and white, what you have known to be true for a long time: in this case, that antidepressant withdrawal symptoms aren’t, well, all in your head. They will have tried to wean themselves off and been so alarmed by withdrawal symptoms – mistaking them for a return of symptoms of their mental health condition – that they have given up the struggle. I’ve come off antidepressant medication several times, having suffered depression when I was in my early 20s and PTSD later. One in six adults in England takes antidepressant medication: 7.3 million people in 2017-8 were given a prescription, 70,000 of whom were under 18. Friends have described watching GPs Google antidepressant medication before prescribing.

Source: The Guardian May 30, 2019 09:42 UTC