When patients get started on antidepressants, prescribers often do not discuss how long the antidepressant might need to be taken. In this short video, I review the general recommendations. Keep in mind that antidepressants are also used to treat other conditions as well such as anxiety, panic, OCD, and PTSD. This video only refers to treatment for depression. If you are interested in more information on this topic, please click on the link toward the bottom of the video as it's playing, and you can watch a 4-minute video I created on this topic.
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I'm Dr. Jeff Knuppel, a psychiatrist (M.D.) with over 20 years of practice experience. I'm a licensed healthcare professional (physician) in Wisconsin, USA. My goal is to create helpful and interesting videos about mental health and self-improvement. If these topics interest you, please subscribe so that you don't miss any new videos when they are released. Thank you!
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