None of my doctors spoke of the withdrawal side effects. But they'd happily prescribe stuff.

I was on SSRI (Sertraline) for around a year, and it absolutely demolished my libido, to a point where I became repulsed by it and actively avoided anything sexual with my wife. Luckily, I didn't gain any weight but the sexual side effects were brutal. I eventually visited a couple other doctors, same story, keep sertraline, increase the dose and here are some multivitamins, good luck bro.

Eventually had enough of the bull** and stopped it all cold turkey, both Sertraline and Lamotrigine, no tapering off or anything. The headaches that followed were brutal but for me it was way better than the risk of ruining my marriage.

A year later, I went back for another try, got prescribed Bupropion and Lamotrigine (again) but neither made any difference, they basically had the same effect as the water I drank with them. So again, stopped them cold turkey and vowed to never get any drugs for my depression and anxiety, and came out with the conclusion that therapy is broken. They'd happily prescribe meds than actually get to the bottom of the issue, it's a symptomatic treatment.