About this episode

The episode discusses the complexities of psychiatric drug dependence and withdrawal, featuring personal stories from guests who experienced severe symptoms when trying to stop their medications.

What if the symptoms people experience when trying to stop psychiatric medications are not a relapse of mental illness at all, but withdrawal? In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down with Nicole Lamberson and Lynn Cunningham from the film Medicatinɡ Normal to talk about a hidden reality affecting millions of people: psychiatric drug dependence and withdrawal. What begins as a prescription for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, or postpartum struggles can quietly become something much harder to leave behind. Join our Patreon community for ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus conversations with guests. https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas Nicole and Lynn share their personal stories of being prescribed psychiatric medications, the severe withdrawal symptoms they experienced when trying to stop, and why so many patients discover too late that coming off these drugs can be far more complicated than they were told. They also explain how withdrawal symptoms can mimic mental illness, which often leads doctors to increase medications rather than recognize what is happening. This conversation is not about shaming medication or telling people what choices they should…

People in this episode

Hosts: Corey Dunn, Christine Muldoon

Guests: Nicole Lamberson, Lynn Cunningham

Topics covered

• psychiatric drugs
• withdrawal symptoms
• mental health
• informed consent
• medication dependence

Keywords

• psychiatric medications
• withdrawal
• mental illness
• tapering
• informed consent

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Medicatinɡ Normal

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