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• Minimal time

commitment
although
regular reviews

needed
(especially
when starting
• A course of antidepressant and stopping
medication.
treatment).

Selective • Usually taken for at least • Benefits should
serotonin 6 months (including after • Modify neuronal be felt within

reuptake symptoms remit). transmission in the 4 weeks.
inhibitors brain.
(SSRIs) • See the recommendations • There may be
on starting and stopping side effects
antidepressant medication from the
for more details.
medication, and

some people
may find it
difficult to later
stop
antidepressant

medication.

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