Can long-term treatment with antidepressants contribute to a chronic depressive syndrome? Yes, say some experts. The term tardive dysphoria is now used to describe just such a process.
With rates of depression increasing and the well-documented knowledge that antidepressants provide poor clinical benefits to people with mild-to-moderate depression, the prospect of antidepressants worsening the course of depression over time is concerning. Here are some of the key issues informing the debate:
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A reader asks experts at the Mayo Clinic if it's true that osteoporosis is a side effect of antidepressant use. Dr. Daniel Hall-Flavin responds with... Read more »
Seniors who take selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft are almost five times more likely to commit suicide... Read more »
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