Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been sworn in as the US health and human services secretary, despite saying a few things that raised eyebrows during his confirmation hearing. One of those things was the claim that some people have a harder time coming off antidepressants than they do coming off heroin. He was referring specifically to the current generation of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs. RFK Jr. is known for saying controversial things about medicine, but is he right on this count? Coming off SSRIs can indeed be difficult, causing “SSRI discontinuation syndrome” in some people. The…
Author: Colin Davidson, Professor of Neuropharmacology, University of Central Lancashire
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