Taking Sertraline, Citalopram, Escitalopram or Fluoxetine? Urgent Warning for Brits

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Doctors advise hydration, cooling and caution for people taking common antidepressants in high UK temperatures.

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Britons taking common antidepressants have been urged to take extra precautions during hot weather. The warning was issued by Dr Rupa Parmar, a GP and Medical Director at Midland Health, as temperatures climbed across parts of the UK in June 2026.

This is not a medicine recall or advice to abandon treatment. It concerns how selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, can contribute to sweating and potentially make dehydration or heat-related illness more difficult to manage.