This week, we talk to Holly Higgins. Holly shares her own experiences of the psychiatric system and psychiatric drugs, how she approached withdrawal from the drugs and talks about how she became a nutritional therapy practitioner. Holly now sup

Stevie talks about her experiences taking the SSRI antidepressant Seroxat and her severe and protracted withdrawal from the drug

Jul 2nd, 2021 52m 35s

This week we interview Stevie who describes her experiences taking antidepressant drugs and her severe and protracted reaction to trying to withdraw. She also tells us about the help and support she received and what approaches she took to supp

Chaya Grossberg talks about her experiences of the psychiatric system and her naturopathic approach to mental health and wellbeing

Jul 2nd, 2021 29m 29s

This week, we talk to Chaya Grossberg. Chaya shares her own experiences of the psychiatric system and psychiatric drugs and also tells us how she now helps and supports those struggling to withdraw from their psychiatric medications. Chaya prom

Elaine talks about her experiences with antidepressant and stimulant drugs, her withdrawal and how she felt judged rather than helped by psychiatry

Jul 2nd, 2021 27m 16s

This week we interview Elaine who has taken antidepressant and stimulant drugs for anxiety issues such as OCD. She describes her experiences with the drugs, how she approached her withdrawal and describes feeling humiliated and judged by her ps

Judy Meyer talks about her experiences of the psychiatric system and how she became a holistic mental health practitioner and mental health advocate

Jul 2nd, 2021 30m 48s

This week we interview Judy Meyer. Judy is a holistic mental health practitioner, mental health advocate and founder of the Alternative Health Revolution. We talk about Judy’s experience of the psychiatric system, her excellent and informative

Sinead describes her 16 years of treatment with antidepressants, her attempts to withdraw and how she feels about starting medications for her emotional distress

Jul 2nd, 2021 49m 54s

This week we interview Sinead who has taken antidepressant drugs for the last 16 years. Sinead has attempted to withdraw on several occasions and describes the challenges that she faced.#antidepressants #antipsychotics #benzodiazepines #withdr

Doctor Peter Groot from Maastricht University talks about his own experiences of antidepressant drugs and his novel, practical solution for those who want to withdraw safely: Tapering Strips

Jul 2nd, 2021 55m 24s

This week, I interview Doctor Peter Groot from the User Research Center of the Maastricht University. As some of you may know, I have been running a petition for some time to raise awareness of something called ‘tapering kits’. Very simply, tap

David talks about his sanguine view of antidepressant drugs and his own experiences of the mental healthcare system

Jul 2nd, 2021 28m 24s

This week we interview David who has taken antidepressant drugs on and off over the last few years. David talks about his experiences of the mental healthcare system, how he has been supported by his medications and how and why he went about st

Meghann describes her experiences of being prescribed antidepressant drugs for OCD at the age of 9 and how she approached stopping them some 17 years later

Jul 2nd, 2021 33m 4s

This week we talk to Meghann from the USA. Meghann describes starting antidepressant drugs for OCD at the age of 9, how she came to consider her withdrawal after 17 years and how she feels now, 2 years after finishing with the drugs.#antidepre

Doctor Gary Sidley talks about his years of experience within NHS mental health services and alternatives to bio-medical psychiatry as ways of responding to human suffering

Jul 2nd, 2021 33m 13s

This week we interview Dr. Gary Sidley. Dr. Sidley worked within NHS mental health services for 33 years in a variety of nursing, psychological and managerial roles. In the 1980s he was employed as a psychiatric nurse at a large asylum in Manch

Gemma talks about her experiences with antidepressants and benzodiazepines

Jul 2nd, 2021 31m 34s

This week we interview Gemma who talks about her experiences with both antidepressants and benzodiazepines and in particular the difficulties that parents of children with special needs encounter when they seek treatment for emotional or psycho

Marion Brown talks about psychiatric drugs, Human Givens therapy and medically unexplained symptoms

Jul 2nd, 2021 33m 27s

This week we interview Marion Brown. Marion is a psychotherapist who works with the Human Givens approach to supporting people in emotional or psychological distress. Through her work, Marion has become increasingly concerned about the effects

Simone talks about her experiences of postnatal depression, fibromyalgia and her treatment with antidepressants

Jul 2nd, 2021 26m 34s

This week we interview Simone who talks about her experiences of postnatal depression, fibromyalgia and her treatment with antidepressants. Simone describes how nutrition played a huge part in her recovery and how she now supports others with t

Doctor Joanna Moncrieff on psychiatric drug mechanisms of action, antidepressant/antipsychotic withdrawal and the RADAR study

Jul 2nd, 2021 36m 14s

This week we interview Doctor Joanna Moncrieff. Dr. Moncrieff is a psychiatrist, academic and author. She has an interest in the history, philosophy and politics of psychiatry, and particularly in the use, misuse and misrepresentation of psychi

Megan talks about how she came into contact with psychiatric medications and how she approached her antidepressant withdrawal after two failed attempts

Jul 2nd, 2021 36m 27s

This week, Megan talks about her experience with anxiety and insomnia and how that led to her being prescribed an antidepressant. She also talks about her two failed attempts to withdraw and how that meant she approached her tapering more caref

Robert Whitaker talks about the astonishing rise in mental ill health despite the availability of psychiatric drugs

Jul 2nd, 2021 1h 1m

This week we talk to journalist and author Robert Whitaker. For many of us, Robert needs no introduction as he is well known for his award-winning book, Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Menta

Tina talks about her experience with depression, her use of antidepressant drugs and how a change in her medication led to her withdrawal problems

Jul 2nd, 2021 18m 27s

This week, Tina talks about her experience with depression, her use of antidepressant drugs and how a change in her medication led to her withdrawal problems. She also tells how her doctors failed to advise her about antidepressant withdrawal i

Susie talks about stopping her antidepressant cold turkey after 2 years and how her doctors failed to recognise antidepressant withdrawal

Jul 2nd, 2021 11m 59s

This week, Susie tells us about her experiences of stopping her antidepressant drug cold turkey after 2 years of taking it. She also tells how her doctors failed to identify antidepressant withdrawal and didn’t listen when she tried to explain.

Doctor Lucy Johnstone on how the underlying causes of emotional distress are often unexplored, and why that might be

Jul 2nd, 2021 27m 22s

This week, we talk with Doctor Lucy Johnstone who is a Clinical Psychologist, trainer, speaker and writer, and a long-standing critic of the biomedical model of psychiatry. She has worked in adult mental health settings for many years, alternat

Nora talks about her extreme adverse reaction to an antidepressant which started almost immediately and left her with physical and psychological problems

Jul 2nd, 2021 24m 12s

This week, we talk with Nora who relates how she was prescribed an antidepressant which caused immediate adverse effects. She tells us that even 2 years later she still struggles with physical, emotional and psychological effects.#antidepressa

Kevin P Miller talks about his documentary films Generation Rx and Letters From Generation Rx which tell the powerful stories of families harmed by psychiatric medications

Jul 2nd, 2021 33m 45s

Kevin P. Miller is an international award winning Writer, Producer and Director whose films have won him numerous international Film and Television awards. Two-time Academy Award winner Paul Haggis called Miller’s documentary Generation Rx “a p

Christopher Jump talks about his transformational journey from psychiatric hospital to woking in peer support and wellness

Jul 2nd, 2021 21m 41s

This week, we have an interview with Christopher Jump. Christopher describes his transformational journey starting with a very difficult childhood which led him to be treated for many years with various psychiatric medications. After successful

Dede Moore on how the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) help her with antidepressant withdrawal

Jul 2nd, 2021 21m 58s

This week on Let’s Talk Withdrawal, we interview Dede Moore who shares her own powerful story of antidepressant treatment and withdrawal. Dede turned her experiences into a force for good and now uses the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) to as

Doctor David Healy on prescribing practice, medicine safety and pharmaceutical regulation

Jul 2nd, 2021 27m

This week, we interview Dr. David Healy, internationally respected psychiatrist, psychopharmacologist scientist and author. A professor of Psychiatry in Wales, David studied medicine in Dublin, and at Cambridge University. He is a former Secret

Doctor Terry Lynch on the myth of the brain chemical imbalance and why psychiatry has pursued a purely medical approach to distress with terrible consequences

Jul 2nd, 2021 35m 38s

This week, we interview Dr. Terry Lynch who is a GP, psychotherapist, author and mental health educator. Ten years into his career as a GP, he became very concerned about the medical approach to emotional and mental suffering and was not prepar