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In a survey of British antidepressant users, 70% experienced "severe withdrawal effects" when trying to stop. Only 8% reported that "services have been helpful and adequate to help me stop antidepressants." Only 3% had been told about the risk of withdrawal effects when first prescribed the drugs.


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