Addiction and SSRI Medications
By Andy Alt / Mental Dimensions
June 26, 2008 – TIME magazine’s June 16, 2008 cover story by Mark Thompson was a detailed article about US troops being given antidepressant drugs to deal with battlefield stress. A quote from the article (p 41) states “The newer drugs have fewer side effects and, unlike earlier drugs, are generally not addictive or toxic, even when taken in large quantities.” This is false, and easily disproved. Ask current and former patients if they’ve ever had physical withdrawal symptoms after stopping use of an SSRI, or search the Internet for posts and articles written by patients about addiction to SSRI medication. Continue reading ‘Addiction and SSRI Medications’


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