uksurvivors : Message: ADDICTION FEARS AS 2M TAKE PILLS FOR DEPRESSION (Prescription Pricing Authority data shows)

uksurvivors : Message: ADDICTION FEARS AS 2M TAKE PILLS FOR DEPRESSION: "ADDICTION FEARS AS 2M TAKE PILLS FOR DEPRESSION"

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Prof Kendrick and his team said Prescription Pricing Authority data shows prescribing in England rose 36 per cent between 2000 and 2005.



The researchers said nine in 10 people with depression are taking Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors – a family of drugs which includes Seroxat and Prozac – either continuously or as repeated courses.



Prof Kendrick said: "Research found that, although these drugs are said not to be addictive, many patients find it difficult to come off them. We don't know whether long term use is harmful."



His team analysed all new depression cases between 1993 and 2005 from anonymous computerised records covering 170 GP surgeries and 1.7 million patients