U.S., Feb. 10 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07398053) titled 'General Practitioner & Pharmacist Support for Discontinuing Long-term Antidepressants in Clinically Stable Patients' on Dec. 24, 2025.
Brief Summary: In Belgium, many adults who have suffered from depression keep using antidepressants on a daily basis for years afterwards, sometimes longer than guidelines recommend. Yet for some people who have been feeling well for a long time, this is no longer necessary, while the continued use of antidepressants can lead to side effects and causes additional costs for the healthcare system.
However, reducing the doses of antidepressants or stopping altogether is not always easy. Some patients a...