Antidepressants linked to major personality changes

A study finds steep drops in neuroticism, and increases of extroversion, among patients taking Paxil. Such traits had been believed to shift very little over a lifetime. Antidepressant medications taken by roughly 7% of American adults cause profound personality changes in many patients with depression, far beyond simply lifting the veil of sadness, a study has found.

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