trying to come off them. but the number of prescriptions is still rising. patients, who have concerns about their medication, should seek medical advice. i would suggest that anyone who s on an antidepressant should have their treatment reviewed every six months. you must never stop an antidepressant without discussing it with your doctor. whilst awareness and acceptance of antidepressant withdrawal has grown in recent years, dr marc horowitz and others who ve struggled with withdrawal say there still aren t enough services offering support. rachel schraer, bbc news. and you can watch panorama s report the antidepressant story on bbc one at 8 o clock tonight. it will also be available on iplayer. you re watching breakfast. still to come this morning. he s the hi viz clown, whose antics won him britain s got talent. if we ll be chatting with norwegian comic viggo venn in around half an hour.
over the last three decades, we ve had year on year increases in antidepressant prescribing, in all western countries as far as it s been looked at. and it means now millions of people are taking antidepressants long term, and it s the longer term prescribing that s driving the increase. figures obtained by panorama show more than 2 million people, a quarter of all those taking an antidepressant in england, have been taking them for five years or more. it s very likely that one of the reasons that we re seeing people on antidepressants for longer and longer is because they re being trapped on the drugs by withdrawal effects they can t tolerate. dr marc horowitz was prescribed antidepressants at the age of 21. when he stopped, 15 years later, the withdrawal effects took him by surprise. i would wake up in the morning in full panic, like i was being chased by an animal,
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