How common and severe are six withdrawal effects from, and addiction to, antidepressants? The experiences of a large international sample of patients

J Read - Addictive Behaviors, 2020 - Elsevier
… the largest direct-to-patient international survey … antidepressant prescriptions overall. We
also recommend that prescribers fully inform patients about the possibility of withdrawal effects”. …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review into the incidence, severity and duration of antidepressant withdrawal effects: Are guidelines evidence-based?

J Davies, J Read - Addictive behaviors, 2019 - Elsevier
… of those experiencing antidepressant withdrawal effects endorsing the most … fully inform
patients about the possibility of withdrawal effects. … The other seven used international samples. …

Adverse effects of antidepressants reported by a large international cohort: emotional blunting, suicidality, and withdrawal effects

J Read, J Williams - Current drug safety, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
… of the first-hand experience of people who take ADs by … majority of patients, any unpleasant
symptoms experienced on … High rates of addiction and withdrawal effects among AD users, …

How many of 1829 antidepressant users report withdrawal effects or addiction?

J Read, C Cartwright, K Gibson - International Journal of Mental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
… % of participants experiencingseverewithdrawal effects but … told their patients about
withdrawal effects, addiction or the … largest direct-to-user survey asking about withdrawal effects

[HTML][HTML] Estimating risk of antidepressant withdrawal from a review of published data

MA Horowitz, A Framer, MP Hengartner, A Sørensen… - CNS drugs, 2023 - Springer
dependence to antidepressants may occur in some patients, consistent with the fact that some
patients experience withdrawal effectsglobal assessment) for specific antidepressants in …

Staying on, and coming off, antidepressants: the experiences of 752 UK adults

J Read, A Gee, J Diggle, H Butler - Addictive Behaviors, 2019 - Elsevier
… for short-term treatment of major depression. Such high rates … sample of 752 people who
had taken antidepressants, but no … in which patients are fully informed about withdrawal effects

[HTML][HTML] Designing withdrawal support services for antidepressant users: patients' views on existing services and what they really need

J Read, J Moncrieff, MA Horowitz - Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2023 - Elsevier
withdrawal of prescribed drugs of dependence, including … is also needed, internationally, to
fully address this issue." … is to understand the experience of coming off antidepressants so we …

The positive and negative experiences of 342 antidepressant users

J Read, M Grigoriu, A Gee, J Diggle… - Community mental health …, 2020 - Springer
… 46% of those experiencing antidepressant withdrawal effects … for patients experiencing
dependence on, or withdrawal from, … The second largest, international, survey found that only 34…

Long-term antidepressant use: patient perspectives of benefits and adverse effects

C Cartwright, K Gibson, J Read, O Cowan… - Patient preference and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
patients’ views and experiences of long-term antidepressant … A recent international
review of 13 sets of prescribing … doctors of long-term side effects or addiction/development of …

A survey of UK general practitioners about depression, antidepressants and withdrawal: implementing the 2019 Public Health England report

J Read, J Renton, C Harrop… - Therapeutic …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
… to come off antidepressants experience withdrawal effects. Both the … inform patients about
the possibility of withdrawal effects.’ … experiencing problems with withdrawal or dependence.’ …