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Who is at a higher risk of bleeding with antidepressants?

Serotonergic antidepressants are associated with an increased risk of bleeding. This is because they inhibit the aggregation (“clumping”) of platelets. On this page, we’ll discuss a very important clinical question: How can we identify in advance patients who are at higher risk of bleeding with serotonergic antidepressants? So that we can take measures to reduce…

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