How Antidepressants Actually Work
November 20, 2025
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In this video, I break down how antidepressants really work—beyond the chemical-imbalance story we were all sold. SSRIs don’t correct a defect in the brain; they create a drug effect that can numb or blunt emotions, and while that can help in a crisis, long-term use brings problems like tolerance, emotional flatness, and drug-induced worsening that often gets misdiagnosed as “treatment-resistant depression.”
I walk through where the chemical-imbalance myth came from, what the research actually shows, and why so many people end up stuck on these drugs for years. I also explain how antidepressants should be used: only after non-drug approaches are tried, and only short-term, with a clear plan to taper off safely.
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