Ending the use of antidepressants carries some risk, but so does staying on them okskaz/Getty Images
People who stop taking antidepressants because they feel they no longer need them could trigger a relapse into depression, a study has shown. The findings may be taken by some as reason to continue taking such medicines indefinitely – but in fact the picture is more complex.
In many high-income countries, the number of people taking antidepressants are at record levels, with an estimated one in 10 people using antidepressants in England. The medicines can cause side effects such as loss of sex drive and…
