125. Addictive Psych Meds | Beverley Thomson

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Mikhaila Peterson

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🗓️ 17 November 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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This episode is sponsored by - - Aurate, get your jewelry at https://auratenewyork.com/mikhaila for 25% off! - Paleo Valley, go to https://paleovalley.com/ and use code 'MP' for 15% off your first purchase! In this episode, Mikhaila hosts Beverley Thomson, a psychiatrist and author. They delve into mental health and the problems with pharmaceuticals. Beverley enlightens us about the increasing number of people on antidepressants, the brain changes that result from extended exposure, how to get off prescription drugs safely, the problem with generic drugs, and much more. They both share their attempts at navigating a ghastly health care system, and Mikhaila talks about Dr. Peterson’s awful experience going through akathisia. If you suffer or know someone suffering from antidepressants, this episode is for you. Beverley Thomson, is a writer, researcher, and speaker with a focus on psychiatric medication like antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and ADHD drugs. Beverley has intensely studied how these meds work, their history, side effects, the potential for dependence, and the effects of withdrawal. Beverley has worked with the British Medical Association, the Scottish Government, and the UK Council for Evidence-Based Psychiatry. Her book Antidepressed: A Breakthrough Examination of Epidemic Antidepressant Harm and Dependence, is available now. If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to subscribe! ———————————— Find Beverley Thomson's book Antidepressed: A Breakthrough Examination of Epidemic Antidepressant Harm and Dependence at https://amazon.com/Antidepressed-Breakthrough-Examination-Dependence-Antidepressan/dp/1578269237 Follow Beverley on Twitter @T_A_Psupport https://twitter.com/T_A_Psupport Antidepressant Management: RxISK www.rxisk.org Inner Compass Initiative/The Withdrawal Project https://www.theinnercompass.org/ Surviving Antidepressants www.survivingantidepressants.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Yeah, Akisia, and people call it, how do I best describe it? And I wonder if you know how
0:06.0	you don't describe it, but then people call it the epitome of losing their mind, basically,
0:13.0	because they are unable to control the thoughts that they have. It's not just that, it's also a
0:19.9	physical restlessness, restlessness. So in kind of inner turmoil and a physical restlessness,
0:26.1	so people pace, they can't control their jerks, their movements. It's probably one of the most
0:35.6	horrible conditions that anybody can find themselves in. And people commit suicide or die by suicide
0:48.0	for two reasons when it comes to Akisia. So the first one is that they have no control over their
0:55.0	mind, and their mind is literally telling them to kill themselves. The second is that it
1:03.2	becomes so painful and so unbearable that they feel that they have no option.
1:12.8	Welcome to the Michaela Peterson podcast episode 125. In this episode, Beverly Thompson joined
1:19.1	me to discuss prescription medications like antidepressants, and there are facts on those who
1:24.0	depend on them. I debated whether or not to release this episode because I don't want to
1:28.0	absolutely terrified people. Antidepressants are a completely misunderstood medication that
1:33.1	caused dependence, and people aren't aware of it, so I'm going to release it anyway. This is
1:38.0	serious. For me, after being on SSRI specifically, from the ages of 12 to 23, coming off of them
1:44.8	caused me severe depression, sensitivity to sound, light, touch, temperature, and visual hallucinations.
1:52.9	The worst symptom was a feeling of overwhelming doom and panic. Those symptoms are a huge
1:58.6	part of the reason I had to go to a zero-carb diet. I got sensitive to carbs as well, sugars,
2:03.9	chemicals, everything. It was to mitigate antidepressant withdrawal. However, I do believe there's
2:10.0	hope for people on them. I got off of mine and through the withdrawal, and I'm doing fine now,
2:15.2	I don't have withdrawal anymore. I'm putting out this video because people need to know the dangers
2:19.5	of these medications. Going low carb and then zero carb was insanely beneficial to me getting
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