GPs are not providing patients with enough information about possible problems when prescribing antidepressants, a survey found ALAMYMillions of Britons are being left in the dark about the side-effects of their antidepressants, sleeping pills and other powerful medicines. GPs are not providing patients with enough information about possible problems such as loss of libido or even suicidal feelings, a survey by Mind, the mental health charity, found. Sophie Corlett , Mind’s director of external relations, said: “Our research revealed that a worrying number of us are receiving life-changing treatment without fully understanding what it involves. This has got to change.”The warning comes amid concerns that antidepressants are being prescribed as a quick fix. Data obtained by The Times last year showed that prescriptions had doubled in a decade, with one in six adults taking Prozac or other antidepressants.

Source: The Times October 01, 2019 23:04 UTC