Antidepressants can be life-savers, but when do you stop taking them? - The Times
Antidepressants can be life-savers, but when do you stop taking them? - The Times
Jan 23, 202335 secs
How many people do you know who are taking an antidepressant?Or, perhaps more accurately, how many admit to taking one?I bet you can think of at least one friend, relative, neighbour or work colleague, but, thanks to the stigma, there will also be many others that you don’t know about.It’s not the sort of thing most people are keen to talk about.At least one in six adults in the UK was prescribed antidepressants in 2021/22 (8.3 million in England alone, according to the latest estimate), continuing an upward trend that shows no sign of flattening off.And this is despite guidance advocating talking therapies rather than medication for the more common milder forms of depression.