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Robert Whitaker: Psych Meds Worsen Mental Illness (1 of 7) Robert Whitaker came to me by way of Dr. Mercola and his incredibly helpful website. Back in 2006 or so, I had an epiphany. I was laying out all my pills for that moment's dosing session. There were so many pills! The counter was covered with them. That's when it occurred to me that, "If I had some gravy I'd have a full dinner!" That observation was followed by the realization of, "There is no fucking way all these pills somehow equate to good health!" That moment proved to be a turning point for me and a key reason way I am even still alive, writing to you here and now. I knew psych meds were killing me No benefits. No upside. No improvements. What I did have was a slew of nasty side effects, a growing number of brand new physical health ailments, and an ever increasing addition of new mental health symptoms that seemed to grow in proportion to the size of the pill pile. Fast forward a hair: my last doctor, whom I greatly respected and trusted, told me that, "As a scientist, we have proven that psychiatry cannot help you. You are 100% meds resistant. You have to do something other than psychiatry to save your life. But as a psychiatrist, I have no idea what that might be." He also gave me my death sentence as he told me I'd be "dead by cop" in about 6 months, based on my history of explosive and dangerously unpredictable behavior. Ok. So...bit 'o bad news there. But the cool thing was, he gave me official permission to try anything that I thought might help Jumping ahead to 4 years later, I find this Whitaker & Mercola interview. Now, at this point, I'd been well and stable for a few years. But the stability was relative. In comparison to The Bad Old Days, I was practically cured! But I still dealt whit a certain amount of anxiety based issues and concerns. Some a little scary. Often unpredictable. And often weird as shit. But lessening. However, I still needed at that point, to hear something supportive of the path I'd chosen to maybe beat bipolar disorder forever, as I figured that was going to be eventually proved true. This interview gave me the history involved in how I got to where I did with psychiatry and it gave me even more hope that I'd chosen my new path well. If you're hurting from some mental illness and maybe an addiction or 3, (they're practically the same problem) then do yourself a huge favor and listen to this interview! Dr. Mercola's Interview with Robert Whitaker on Mental Health (Part 1 of 7) Subscribe To AB Podcast! Sponsors: Family Network Chiropractic in Kingston, NY: The only providers of NSA Chiropractic in the Mid-Hudson Valley Maximum Results Fitness w/ Mike Romano: Online Training with Individually Customized Support Key Points: Robert Whitaker Medical Journalist Nominee for Pulitzer Prize Medical Reporter for Albany Times Union Director of Publications for Harvard Medical School Series about Psychiatry that he wrote for the Boston Globe was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize Author of many books addressing this material Dr. Mercola Interview Content Mercola.com focuses on natural adjustments to your lifestyle, primarily physical things. But Dr. Mercola’s 30+ years of experience as a medical doctor has convinced him that some of the most important contributions to healthcare are the emotional and energetic components No matter how well you live, if you have emotional problems, you still can have major issues Depression can become a terminal illness, due to suicide Traditional medicine uses drugs primarily to treat mental illness This interview seeks to supply listeners with natural alternatives to regaining mental wellness In many cases, drugs perform no better than placebos, yet come with unwanted side effects as well In short term use, drugs don’t perform any better than placebos.