If you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, it is vital to talk to your doctor about antidepressant use so that you can make an informed decision about medication in pregnancy. Ask your GP for help and guidance with this. Some of the risks and benefits will be personal to you for others you will need medical advice. Benefit of continuing: confidence that your distressing symptoms will not return.Risk of continuing: taking a medication that you don't need anymore possible unwanted side-effects.Benefit of stopping: to be free of medication that you no longer need no more unwanted side-effects you feel you can move on from your illness.This could have other consequences too: you might struggle to get to work you might struggle to manage family life and relationships you may think of harming yourself or of suicide. Risk of stopping: your symptoms returning.Risk:benefit analysisįor example, If you are planning to stop your medication because you feel better, your risk vs benefits could look like this: To help you decide whether to stop an antidepressant, it might help to balance the risks versus the benefits of your decision. You feel better and don't need them anymore.You are going to try a different medication.Reasons for stopping antidepressants include:
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