My Experiences with Antidepressants as an Undiagnosed Autistic Adult | What I Learned.

My experiences with antidepressants were mostly negative, so it's something I feel pretty passionately about now. In this video, I talk about my experiences taking them, my experiences with withdrawal, what I've learned about how they work, the fact that they're not a long-term solution, and what causes withdrawal. I realised that I omitted to detail how I tapered the second time. Unfortunately, I can't remember, but I think I just tapered over a few weeks. I had come fully off the medication before going traveling in South East Asia. This is a long one so hopefully some timestamps will help: 00:00 Introduction 00:05:59 Where I'm at now with my mental health. 00:08:49 My experiences with antidepressants. 00:11:53 The chemical imbalance theory is not a thing. 00:14:19 My first experience with antidepressants. 00:18:54 My second experience with antidepressants. 00:20:37 Side effects. 00:24:30 My first withdrawal. 00:26:47 My third experience with antidepressants. 00:34:14 A brief description of how SSRIs work and a cause of withdrawal. 00:38:30 My second withdrawal experience. Other videos that I highly recommend: Any interviews with Dr Mark Horowitz: https://youtu.be/jeD9-_Ydp3M?si=N7w0WU4r3DGYieJv - this one is very easy to listen to/absorb. https://youtu.be/LRr09mvMEAU?si=3lgplTJ9NV53WdU2 - this is a little more in depth. Dr Sanil Rege's videos on withdrawal: https://youtu.be/mDAvvcm4hJw?si=w2SIMWtJN-cQWQQg Dr Josef also has some great videos on antidepressants that are well worth watching: https://youtu.be/wNJEjojH7sE?si=StrQtGhLu1YdY0EV