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Antidepressant Trials Last Eight Weeks, So Why Do We Take Them for Years?

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What I Have Learned in Working With 300+ People in Their Journey of Tapering

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Each exposure to a rapid dose reduction, reinstatement, or alternate drug trial acts as an event of kindling to the brain. Kindling means any event that causes an assault to the brain from which the brain may struggle to stabilize. Its unique to the person going through the destabilizing event.

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Half of Those Who Take Antidepressants Are Labeled “Treatment Resistant”

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Exposure to Antidepressants in the Womb Makes for Sad, Scared Adolescents

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More Evidence That Antidepressants Work Via Placebo Effect

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Psychiatric Drugs “A Crude Form of Chemical Restraint”

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Benzodiazepines Linked to Suicide, Study Finds

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A new study published in Psychiatry Research finds that alprazolam, commonly sold as Xanax, is linked to an increased risk of suicidal events. mg) revealed a 5 % increase in suicidal events per additional month of treatment. All active donors get full access to all MIA content, and free passes to all Mad in America events.