“Psychiatric Meds Are Like Insulin for Diabetes” (Big Lie #3)

Contrary to what we have been led to believe, psychiatric medications do not rectify a chemical imbalance in your brain but instead create one; the body then adapts to this imbalance, and when drug use is discontinued, the physical response is akin to withdrawal symptoms.

Joseph Burgoin
Depression and Bipolar Disorder
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Detours
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Points of Departure
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The Medicalization of Mental Health