How long should you stay on antidepressants?

As many as 5.4 million people in the UK may be taking pills to help with anxiety and depression, but does that mean they are hooked?According to reports last week, hundreds of thousands of people are hooked on prescription drugs for not only depression but also pain and anxiety. The Daily Mail quoted a recent report from the all party parliamentary group for prescribed drug dependence, saying that in 2013 about 11% of women and 6% of men were on antidepressants – 5.4 million people nationa