Dr Toby Pillinger: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- consultant psychiatrist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Quoted on
- Heart disease & stroke, Mental health
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“While many people benefit from antidepressants, these drugs are not identical – some can lead to meaningful changes in weight, heart rate, and blood pressure in a relatively short period. Our findings show that SSRIs, which are the most prescribed type of antidepressant, tend to have fewer physical side effects, which is reassuring. But for others, closer physical health monitoring may be warranted.”
What Dr Toby Pillinger has said
“Antidepressants are among the most widely used medicines in the world. While many people benefit from them, these drugs are not identical – some can lead to meaningful changes in weight, heart rate and blood pressure in a relatively short period.”
clinical lecturer at KCL · Mental health · 27 Aug 2026 · Antidepressants differ in side-effects such as weight gain, UK research finds ↗
Where Dr Toby Pillinger has been quoted
- Antidepressants vary widely in physical side effects including weight gainpulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
- Antidepressants differ in side-effects such as weight gain, UK research findstheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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