About this episode
Laurie shares her journey of coming off antidepressants and the challenges she faced during withdrawal and recovery.
August 6th, 2025 In this episode: I speak with Laurie from Canada. When Laurie wanted to come off her antidepressants after 20 years, she got into severe withdrawal in which she went to a hospital seeking aid. There, she was polydrugged and prescribed Lorazepam (also known as Ativan). After receiving shock therapy, she left whilst still taking prescription drugs. After a cold turkey event, she discovered the Ashton Manual and reinstated her benzodiazepine. After a 8 month taper, she still suffered for three years. Now many years off, she considers herself almost fully healed.
People in this episode
Host: Naftal Benisty
Guest: Laurie
Topics covered
- antidepressants
- withdrawal
- mental health
- benzodiazepines
- tapering
- recovery
Keywords
- antidepressants
- withdrawal
- Lorazepam
- Ashton Manual
- mental health
- tapering
- recovery
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Lorazepam
Books & works: Ashton Manual
Places: Canada
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