Nurse Struggles to Break Free from Antidepressants

Click here if you need help quitting psychiatric medications: https://membership.taperclinic.com/si... Get our free tapering course: https://membership.taperclinic.com/fr... Join +6000 people learning how to taper on our newsletter: https://membership.taperclinic.com/ne... CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram:   / drjosefwittdoerring   TikTok:   / drjosefwittdoerring   X/Twitter: https://x.com/DrJosefWD Website: https://taperclinic.com/ In this conversation, Laura, a registered mental health nurse, shares her personal journey with antidepressants, detailing her struggles with protracted withdrawal and the challenges of coming off medication. She emphasizes the importance of informed consent and balance in mental health care, advocating for better guidance and understanding of the risks associated with long-term antidepressant use. Laura reflects on her experiences, the impact of medication on her life, and her hopes for the future as she navigates her mental health journey. Chapters 00:00 Highlights 02:26 Why did you start taking these medications? 07:48 Did the drug help? 08:50 Why did you want to stop them? 09:40 The first failed tapering attempt 15:40 I needed to reconnect with myself 17:00 I was in the worst depressive state 19:20 What is delayed-onset antidepressant withdrawal? 21:20 What does protracted withdrawal feel like? 24:00 The impact of protracted withdrawal on your life 26:20 Recovery and returning to work 28:45 How did this impact your nursing career? We are accepting patients into our drug tapering program living in CA, NY, TX, PA, CO, UT, TN, NM, GA, FL and NJ. Please watch the following webinar to learn more about our clinic and our drug tapering program: https://www.taperprogram.com/register-ig All my Links: https://beacons.ai/drjosef Please consider "liking" and subscribing to this content. It helps build awareness. CONTENT DISCLAIMER: All the information on this channel is for educational or entertainment purposes and not intended to be specific/personal medical advice from me to you. Watching the videos, or getting answers to comments/question, does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. If you have your own doctor, perhaps these videos can help prepare you for your discussion with your doctor. COMMENTS POLICY: We’re doing our best to help spread awareness with these videos, but for legal reasons we can’t answer health questions in the comments. So if you leave questions, we’ll try to make videos about common questions in the future! If we catch incorrect health information, hate speech, illegal solicitation of drugs in the comments, we will remove them. WANT AN INTERVIEW? We are always looking for unique stories of people who experience adverse reactions to psych meds to interview here on YouTube and on our Podcast. If this is you, please submit an application here: https://upload.vloggi.com/projects/YX...