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Euphemism of the Week

What do you call the

agitation, anxiety, akathesia, panic attacks, irritability, aggressiveness, worsening of mood, dysphoria, crying spells or mood lability, overactivity or hyperactivity, depersonalization, decreased concentration, slowed thinking, confusion and memory/concentration difficulties

...and other symptoms suffered from getting off of SSRI antidepressants such as Prozac or Zoloft? Well, if you're in the pharmaceutical business, you don't call it “withdrawal,” you call it “Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome.”

In other words, the problem isn't that SSRIs are physically addictive, the problem is your decision to stop taking them.

I love how garden-variety withdrawal is now a "syndrome." Sounds like something you'd need a drug for. Imagine that.

(Via Mindhacks)