This week on the Pretty Girl Pill Club podcast, we answered your questions from Instagram with the help of Justin Romano, MD and Eddie Carrillo, MA, LPC who host the Millennial Mental Health Channel podcast. We covered everything from getting diagnosed and navigating the healthcare system to dealing with a low sex-drive due to medication.

Thank you again to Justin and Eddie for coming on the podcast! Check out Millennial Mental Health Channel wherever you get your podcasts.

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CREDITS: Pretty Girl Pill Club is a production of Public Notice LLC. Hosted by Sophie Collis and Rohnie Williams. Editing and Audio Engineering by Sophie Collis. Produced by Public Notice. Created by Sophie Collis in conjunction with Public Notice. Music by Eevee & Sarah, the Instrumentalist. Theme music mixed by Patrick Retzer. Cover Art by Sophie Collis.  

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DISCLAIMER: We are not professionals. We’re just idiots on the internet with wack as hell brain chemistry.

TOPICS COVERED

[0:06:01] Medications vs. therapy and how to balance both?

[0:16:00] Comorbidity of things (i.e., anxiety and depression, ADHD and depression, OCD and anxiety)?

[0:20:33] How do you know if things are improving or just staying steady?

[0:27:24] How do you know when it’s time to search out a diagnosis for a secondary thing?

[0:31:37] How do you go about getting a diagnosis?

[0:40:30] Libido and mental health/medication.

[0:47:23] Are antidepressants the only way to get out of extreme anxiety?

[0:51:00] How do you get over extreme phobias?

[0:57:38] Therapy and finding the right therapist/doctor/meds and how to know if they’re right or working?

[1:06:30] If you are off meds and doing the “natural” stuff to control your mental health: exercise, sleep, meditation, breathwork, sunlight, etc., how long does it take to notice results if there would be any?

[1:16:40] How would you suggest navigating a situation where someone in your life clearly needs psychiatric help, but doesn’t want to get help and doesn’t think their behavior is concerning?

[1:26:00] Do you think some Zodiac signs are more likely to get mental health issues than others? - Asked by a Gemini/Taurus cusp on Zoloft.

[1:35:00] What inspired you to start the podcast?

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