"We're seeing some of the longer-term side effects. Generally most people are okay on them but a few people can get bleeding from the stomach, they can get bleeding in the brain so they get strokes, they can get epileptic fits.Dr Kendrick said scientists are not exactly sure how the antidepressants work and therefore what long-terms effects they might have.
Dr Joanna Moncrieff, a senior clinical lecturer at University College London, believes the severity and duration of withdrawal symptoms should be seen as an"indication that the drug has changed the body" in a way that could be long- lasting. "The user community has been talking about these withdrawal effects for well over a decade now," she said.
While the drug itself continues to cling to the brain, withdrawal can feel intense but Dr Taylor doesn't believe users should worry.
So does chemo. But very few people seem to spend their time chemo-shaming.
I'd rather take the damage than a debilitating mental illness which affects not just me but everyone around me.
I think I would cause permanent damage if I wasn’t on them Bipolar
That's a bit depressing.
I am on antidepressants and other meds 25 years....I am fkd lol
No shit, ya dont say.... 🤔
So what are people with bipolardisorder meant to do. I have been on them for years. bipolar the doctor's should be more worried about people getting addicted to pain killers and pregablin
You think ?
With every drug is a negative