Huge Study on Antidepressant Side Effects Could Lead to More Personalized Prescribing

By Erica Sweeney, Oct 28, 2025

Patients often try more than one antidepressant before finding the right fit, This is often due to side effects and effectiveness, says Alex Dimitriu, MD, a psychiatrist, sleep medicine physician, and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine in California. Dr. Dimitriu was not involved with the study. “Some people will benefit from some classes of antidepressants over others,” he says, adding that the new research provides “a single glance view of the clusters of side effects from various medications.” 

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