Table 5. Reasons for wanting to stop, of the 613 who had thought about stopping.

Reasons	Percentage
Medication caused unpleasant side effects	395 (64.4%)
I worried about the long-term effect on my physical health	318 (51.9%)
I wanted to solve the problem without medication	268 (42.4%)
The medication was not helping	249 (40.6%)
I felt better and thought I didn’t need the medication	195 (31.8%)
I was afraid I would get dependent on the medication	105 (17.1%)
I was worried about stigma associated with medication use	79 (12.9%)
I don’t remember	28 (4.6%)