A new article published in the Annals of General Psychiatry finds that the most common side effects associated with initiating antidepressant discontinuation are anxiety, agitation, suicidal thoughts, vomiting, and rashes.
The current research, headed by Luis M. Garcia-Marin of the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, additionally finds that service users with ADHD and PTSD diagnoses were more likely to discontinue antidepressants while those with higher educational attainment were less likely to do so. The authors write:
“The two most common side effects, reduced sexual function and weight gain, were not associated with increased odds of treatment discontinuation. Anxiety, agitation, suicidal thoughts, vomiting, and rashes were associated with higher odds for treatment discontinuation, as were lifetime diagnoses of PTSD, ADHD, and a higher neuroticism score. Educational attainment showed a negative (protective) association with discontinuation across medications.”
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ADHD and PTSD diagnoses were more likely to discontinue antidepressants while those with higher educational attainment were less likely to do so.
So people with ADHD/PTSD aren’t also people with higher educational attainment?
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