Antidepressed: a breakthrough examination of epidemic antidepressant harm and dependence

The problem of antidepressant withdrawal: Evolving knowledge landscapes and changing power dynamics

“…Discussions by prescribers, patients, and researchers are being taken up in mainstream outlets like the New York Times, New Yorker, and The Guardian (e.g., Aviv, 2019;Carey & Gebeloff, 2018;Cosslett, 2019;Spencer, 2018). Vivid personal accounts have been written and shared widely (e.g., Delano, 2013;Fiddaman, 2010;Gordon, 2019;Thomson, 2022) and communities of patients experiencing withdrawal (or those who have been otherwise harmed by psychiatric drugs) have proliferated on online forums, blogs, and social media platforms (Greenfield, 2019) -where users share advice about tapering and persevering through withdrawal symptoms. Besides serving as an invaluable source of social support, these venues provide a setting to explore other aspects of withdrawal, such as how to engage with sometimes dismissive or even hostile medical providers and family members -who may not be aware of or fully understand the impact of these adverse effects.…”