News Summary

• Antidepressants, primarily SSRIs, are some of the most widely prescribed medications in the U.S. About twice as many women as men report using an antidepressant in the past 30 days.
• A deprescribing movement is building up in the field of psychiatry, aimed at helping patients reduce or stop their medications when no longer considered necessary.Side effects are a key reason people choose to go off their medication.
• But stopping the drugs can also lead to withdrawal symptoms, research indicates.