Once you start taking antidepressants, it will take a long time before you can stop. Dr Sood suggests making sure the benefits outweigh the risks.

Twenty-five percent of patients are taking five or more drugs a day and the risk factors increase with each prescription.

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A. You are correct that SSRI antidepressants can cause urinary incontinence in about 1.5% of patients (Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, June 2002). Sertraline is more likely than other such drugs ...

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Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) are a class of drugs that affect the brain’s serotonin system, and doctors most commonly prescribe them as antidepressants. SRIs increase the levels of serotonin ...

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