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Share A new study has highlighted that while much is known about the ever increasing uptake of antidepressant medications around the world, there is very little evidence on safe and effective approaches to discontinuing treatment. In 2020 there were 78 million prescriptions for antidepressants in England and about half of patients treated have taken them for at least two years. Guidelines typically recommend that antidepressants be taken for up to 6 to 12 months after improvement, or for up to 2 years in people at risk of relapse, but many people take antidepressants for much longer. Surveys of antidepressant users suggest that up to a half of people on long-term antidepressant prescriptions have no clear medical reason to keep taking them. Long-term use can put people at risk of adverse events such as sleep disturbance, weight gain, sexual dysfunction, bleeding, and gastrointestinal problems, as well as feeling emotionally numb and unable to deal with problems in life without thei

United kingdomEllen van leeuwenTony kendrickUniversity of southamptonUniversity of ghentUnited kingdom royal college of psychiatristsProfessor tony kendrickUnited kingdom royal collegePrimary careஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம்டோனி கெஂட்‌ரிக்பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் சவுத்தாம்ப்டன்பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் கெஂட்ஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம் அரச கல்லூரி ஆஃப் மனநல மருத்துவர்கள்ஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம் அரச கல்லூரிப்ரைமரீ பராமரிப்பு