Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring

They have problems with insulin because they eat poor foods. And so your physical health can also lead to you feeling unhappy. And so those are the main ones that make humans unhappy. Now, so what are the drugs doing? Well, the drugs are disrupting your neurotransmitters. And when we're talking about SSRI-type medications like Prozac, which I think is the main one that's used in dogs,

They have problems with insulin because they eat poor foods. And so your physical health can also lead to you feeling unhappy. And so those are the main ones that make humans unhappy. Now, so what are the drugs doing? Well, the drugs are disrupting your neurotransmitters. And when we're talking about SSRI-type medications like Prozac, which I think is the main one that's used in dogs,

they are typically inducing an effect of emotional blunting. Sometimes they're a little energizing and that can lead to aggression, but generally the effect is one of emotional blunting. And if you're someone who's anxious or you're feeling depressed and you're being tormented by a lot of anxious thoughts, if you can blunt your emotions, you are going to perceive that as therapeutic.

they are typically inducing an effect of emotional blunting. Sometimes they're a little energizing and that can lead to aggression, but generally the effect is one of emotional blunting. And if you're someone who's anxious or you're feeling depressed and you're being tormented by a lot of anxious thoughts, if you can blunt your emotions, you are going to perceive that as therapeutic.

And that's why many people take the drugs and they willingly take them because they are... they are benefiting from that drug effect.

And that's why many people take the drugs and they willingly take them because they are... they are benefiting from that drug effect.

But it's not fixing the underlying problem. And when we start talking about long-term use, that's when we run into problems.

But it's not fixing the underlying problem. And when we start talking about long-term use, that's when we run into problems.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

And I think it's because it's become so commonplace. Everyone knows someone who's taking these medications now, and it seems so normal. And And one of the reasons why doctors can put people on these medications so easily is that they lie to them about... Well, they don't lie to them per se, but they leave out a lot of the information which people really ought to know before getting on the meds.

And I think it's because it's become so commonplace. Everyone knows someone who's taking these medications now, and it seems so normal. And And one of the reasons why doctors can put people on these medications so easily is that they lie to them about... Well, they don't lie to them per se, but they leave out a lot of the information which people really ought to know before getting on the meds.

And the main one being that these drugs... I've never been studied for longer than a year in a controlled clinical trial setting. And when we have 50% of Americans on these drugs for over five years, drugs which clearly cause tolerance and dependence and the effects wear off and you need to take higher and higher doses. And so they're changing your brain.

And the main one being that these drugs... I've never been studied for longer than a year in a controlled clinical trial setting. And when we have 50% of Americans on these drugs for over five years, drugs which clearly cause tolerance and dependence and the effects wear off and you need to take higher and higher doses. And so they're changing your brain.

Your brain is fighting against them to stay in balance. We've never done a clinical trial on these drugs that lasted longer than a year. And some people take these drugs for decades. And so if people knew that, they would know that they're really in the unknown. And from what I see clinically as a psychiatrist, here's what happens to people when they take them long-term.

Your brain is fighting against them to stay in balance. We've never done a clinical trial on these drugs that lasted longer than a year. And some people take these drugs for decades. And so if people knew that, they would know that they're really in the unknown. And from what I see clinically as a psychiatrist, here's what happens to people when they take them long-term.

You get some people, the drug effect will stay there and it will work for them. But then you get some people where it just wears off and they need to go on higher and higher doses to get the same effect. Then they need to get on more and more medications to maintain it. And then we have some people who get worse. They develop a condition called...

You get some people, the drug effect will stay there and it will work for them. But then you get some people where it just wears off and they need to go on higher and higher doses to get the same effect. Then they need to get on more and more medications to maintain it. And then we have some people who get worse. They develop a condition called...

tired of dysphoria, but it's essentially brain changes that make people have high anxiety, low energy, low and low motivation. And they get stuck in this chronically depressed state that's induced by the drug. And if we're not even talking just about what the drugs can do to people, there's also an opportunity cost about being on these meds.

tired of dysphoria, but it's essentially brain changes that make people have high anxiety, low energy, low and low motivation. And they get stuck in this chronically depressed state that's induced by the drug. And if we're not even talking just about what the drugs can do to people, there's also an opportunity cost about being on these meds.