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Even a Pharmacist Wasn’t Ready for SSRI Withdrawal

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April 14, 2025

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WebsiteMedia outlets have mocked RFK Jr. for saying antidepressants can be harder to quit than heroin. But for many people, that’s not an exaggerationit’s reality.

In this video, a pharmacist shares her personal story of being put on Prozac after starting birth control, and how a doctor-advised taper left her in debilitating withdrawal for months. Twenty-five years later, she’s still trying to get off these medications.

I break down what’s really happening in cases like this—why withdrawal hits so hard, why it’s not "mild and self-limiting," and how the system continues to trap patients in long-term dependence.

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