72. The Antidepressant Paradox

<p>Millions of people have taken antidepressant drugs. Many experience adverse side effects such as Akathisia and Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD). Some believe the drug saved their life. If antidepressant drugs are harmful, why do they continue to be prescribed? On today’s podcast Dr. Roger McFillin responds to the anecdotal reports of antidepressant benefits. </p><p><br /></p><p>IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO NOT STOP YOUR ANTIDEPRESSANTS SUDDENLY OR TOO FAST.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are in a crisis or think you have an emergency, call your doctor or 911. If you're </p><p>considering suicide, call 1-800-273-TALK to speak with a skilled trained counselor.</p><p><br /></p><p>RADICALLY GENUINE PODCAST</p><p><a href="https://www.drmcfillin.com/">Dr. Roger McFillin / Radically Genuine Website</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@RadicallyGenuine">YouTube @RadicallyGenuine</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/DrMcFillin">Twitter: Roger K. McFillin, Psy.D., ABPP</a></p><p><a href="https://drmcfillin.substack.com/">Substack | Radically Genuine | Dr. Roger McFillin</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/radicallygenuine/">Instagram @radicallygenuine</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.drmcfillin.com/contact/">Contact Radically Genuine</a></p><p><br /></p><p>—-----------</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://centerforibh.podia.com/">FREE DOWNLOAD! DISTRESS TOLERANCE SKILLS</a></p><p><br /></p><p>ADDITIONAL RESOURCES</p><p>6:00 - <a href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/mental-health/the-power-of-the-placebo-effect">The power of the placebo effect - Harvard Health</a></p><p>9:30 - <a href="https://www.premierhealth.com/faq/what-is-a-double-blind-study-">What is a double blind study? | Premier Health</a></p><p>10:45 - <a href="https://psychrights.org/research/Digest/CriticalThinkRxCites/KirschandSapirstein1998.pdf">Listening to Prozac but Hearing Placebo: A Meta-Analysis of Antidepressant Medication</a></p><p>13:00 - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6433820/">Re-evaluation of Significance and the Implications of Placebo Effect in Antidepressant Therapy - PMC</a></p><p>28:00 - <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01661-0">The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence | Molecular Psychiatry</a></p><p>32:00 - <a href="https://radicallygenuinepodcast.transistor.fm/5">5. Do Antidepressants even work?</a></p><p>38:30 - <a href="https://www.themarginalian.org/2015/11/09/carl-sagan-science-democracy/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CScience%20is%20a%20way%20to,course%20correction%20to%20our%20mistakes.%E2%80%9D">Carl Sagan on Humility, Science as a Tool of Democracy, and the Value of Uncertainty – The Marginalian</a></p>