… , and felt stuck with continuing on antidepressants when they … It asks adult users of psychiatric
medication within the preceding … Eventually, I will come off it with the support of my CBT …

… come off their medication. Previous studies have also found that GPs lack confidence in their
ability to manage antidepressant … is highly prevalent, including one study in UK adults which …

… their experiences of deprescribing antidepressants in … If someone really doesn't want to come
off, certainly I think that it’s … But I think often patients do probably stay on antidepressants a …

… By 2016–17 more than seven million adults (16% of the adult population) … remaining
1018 ticked ‘No’ to the question ‘Have you ever reduced or tried to come off your anti-depressant …

… experience studies from the UK and the Netherlands where the perceived addictive nature
of antidepressants … to be reasons to stop antidepressant treatment. Echoing responses from …

… A government enquiry found that 7.3 million adults (17% of … experience of coming off
antidepressants so we can inform … Another survey, of 752 British antidepressant users, confirmed …

… GP considered that ADs work well and help patients to remain … If someone really doesn't
want to come off, certainly I think … Patients obviously received ADs when they were experiencing …

… Since then a range of ‘anti-psychotic’ and antidepressant … successfully discontinuing and
staying off medication but each … that individuals’ decision to come off medication is not taken …

… medication and may experience harmful consequences … However the best ways of weaning
off has not been formally … shown to remain significant even when considering residual, …

… In the UK some traction has been gained in changing clinical … plenty of experience of taking
and coming off psychiatric drugs… thousands of people’s experiences remain hidden, on social …