Medicating Minds: The Truth About Antidepressant Withdrawal & Psychological Intervention Ft. Author Brooke Siem

The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Podcast

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4.5 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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On today's episdoe we are joined by Brooke Siem. Brooke Siem was among the first generation of minors to be prescribed antidepressants. Initially diagnosed and treated in the wake of her father’s sudden death, this psychiatric intervention sent a message that something was pathologically wrong with her and that the only “fix” was medication. As a teenager, she stepped into the hazy world of antidepressants just at the time when she was forming the foundation of her identity. For the following fifteen years, every situation she faced was seen through the lens of brokenness. Her recent book "May Cause Side Effects" is the gripping story of what happened when, after fifteen years and 32,760 pills, Brooke was faced with a profound choice that plunged her into a year of excruciating antidepressant withdrawal and forced her to rebuild her entire life.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a deer media production.
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