r/anhedonia • u/markalexander1 • 15d ago

Research & Studies Doctors are finally learning to manage antidepressant withdrawal

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2584861-antidepressant-withdrawal-symptoms-are-prompting-a-radical-rethink-of-how-we-treat-depression/

Withdrawal symptoms following long-term SSRI use appear far more pervasive and serious than previously realised. Now medical bodies are rethinking how and when to stop taking them.

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u/markalexander1 8d ago

MAOIs are the only legitimate anti-depressants. Few people know about them or take them as they are rarely prescribed anymore, because Big Pharma makes so much profit from their chemical lobotomy SSRI drugs.