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Short Wave — Stopping SSRIs Can Be Hard. Researchers Are Unsure Why
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Stopping SSRIs Can Be Hard. Researchers Are Unsure Why

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More than 1 in 10 people in the United States take an antidepressant. And the most commonly prescribed type of antidepressant are SSRIs — or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. That includes drugs like Zoloft, Prozac and Lexapro. But what happens when some patients decide they want to stop taking their SSRIs?…

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