Drawing on analysis of data from websites such as Paxilprogress.org, ehealthforum.com, depression forums.org, about.com, medhelp.org, drugLib.com, topic.com and survivingantidepressants.org, researchers from the University of Bologna and from North America report that patients who had discontinued SSRIs were experiencing significant withdrawal and post-withdrawal symptoms.
Editor’s note: We missed this when it came out in September, and Beyond Meds caught it. So, hat tip to Monica Cassani, who adds additional commentary with lots of into and resources about withdrawal.
Alarming report on persistent side effects of antidepressant drugs published online (News Medical)