There’s No Such Thing as an Antidepressant: UCLA Professor David Cohen, PhD

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Biography of David Cohen, PhD: https://luskin.ucla.edu/person/david-...

Your Drug May Be Your Problem: How and Why to Stop Taking Psychiatric Medications by Peter Breggin and David Cohen: https://amzn.to/2TpnuQr

A thorough scientific article about the placebo effect and the claim that antidepressants are effective: http://bit.ly/2qqmpxd

An interview with a senior FDA official about ignoring safety concerns: https://www.lifeextension.com/magazin...

Mad in America provides an overview of antidepressant drugs, with links to scientific articles. The review explains their biological action as well as the research on their short- and long-term efficacy: https://www.madinamerica.com/drug-inf...

Examples of SSRIs (a common type of antidepressant) include: sertraline (Zoloft), fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), citalopram (Celexa), escitalopram (Lexapro), paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva, Brisdelle), and fluvoxamine (Luvox).

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Note: This video does not constitute medical advice. Stopping psychiatric drugs, especially abruptly, can be dangerous, as withdrawal effects may be severe, disabling or even life-threatening.

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Video edited by Daniel Mackler