Readers are sharing their views on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s initiative aimed at helping Americans discontinue antidepressant use. Recent statistics show that in 2026, about one in six U.S. adults reported taking an SSRI antidepressant.

Readers respond to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s effort to help Americans quit antidepressants. Also: Agonizing decisions; strangers no more. In 2026, 16.6 percent of U.S. adults, or roughly one in six, reported currently taking a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, or S.S.R.I. antidepressant, a class that includes Zoloft, Lexapro, Paxil and Prozac.