December 22, 2021 at 2:34 pm

Antidepressants & Prescribing in the News

Drugs marketed as antidepressants, mainly SSRIs, should be prescribed less often and for less time, finds a new study published in the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin Journal. The study also found there “is no clinical benefit between antidepressants and placebo.” Side effects included symptoms of akathisia: insomnia, restlessness, agitation, anxiety, appetite changes…

Read the full article at https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/lifestyle/news-prescribe-fewer-antidepressants-for-shorter-period-study-439099