Every month, Dr. Ballas answers your questions about depression. Email Dr. Ballas at feedback@mydepressionconnection.com with your question.
Question: What are the health consequences for long-term use of depression medications? Are some better than others in terms of long-term consequences?
Dr. Ballas: As a general rule, there are no consequences of long term antidepressant exposure. There are no findings of increased cancer risk, for example. But there are some considerations:
First, while...
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