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The difficulty of deprescribing antidepressants
Manage episode 481741877 series 5409
About one in seven Australians take an antidepressant, and many people are taking them long-term.
However there isn’t much evidence for the effectiveness of antidepressants long-term.
But getting off these drugs can be tough, because withdrawal symptoms can be severe and can mimic a relapse.
Guest/s
- Professor Katharine Wallis, lead of the RELEASE (REdressing Long-tErm Antidepressant uSE) program, University of Queensland
References
1497 episodes
Manage episode 481741877 series 5409
About one in seven Australians take an antidepressant, and many people are taking them long-term.
However there isn’t much evidence for the effectiveness of antidepressants long-term.
But getting off these drugs can be tough, because withdrawal symptoms can be severe and can mimic a relapse.
Guest/s
- Professor Katharine Wallis, lead of the RELEASE (REdressing Long-tErm Antidepressant uSE) program, University of Queensland
References
1497 episodes
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