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A new article published in Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacology finds pregnant women that chose to stop using selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) did not face increased negative outcomes compared to pregnant women that continued using these drugs. The current research, led by Carolyn E. Cesta of the Karolinska The post Study Finds No Increased Risks for Pregnant Women Who Discontinue SSRIs/SNRIs appeared first on Mad In America.

A new article published in BMC Medicine finds that antidepressant use in two Scottish regions increased 27% between 2012 and 2019. The current work, headed by Vita Brisnik of LMU University Hospital, also finds long-term use of antidepressants (2 years or more) increased during the same time period. 25.8% of participants using antidepressants in the The post Study Finds Over 25% of Antidepressant Prescriptions Given to High-Risk, Long-Term Users appeared first on Mad In America.

New research highlights the challenges in quantifying the prevalence of Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD), a condition that continues to affect patients long after they stop taking antidepressants. The post Antidepressants Linked to Lasting Sexual Dysfunction, Study Finds appeared first on Mad In America.

In one analysis, those on a high dose of prescription amphetamines were more than 13 times more likely to develop psychosis/mania. The post ADHD Drugs Linked to Psychosis and Mania appeared first on Mad In America.

For thirty years, Dr. Giovanni Fava has sounded the alarm on the long-term effects of antidepressants and the risks of withdrawal, pushing back against pharmaceutical narratives. The post Antidepressant Withdrawal: A Psychiatrist’s 30-Year Challenge to Conventional Wisdom appeared first on Mad In America.