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Eric Smith

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
279 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate

In essence, I was able to start questioning myself in a way that everyone for 10 plus years was like, Eric, you're out of it. Like you need treatment, you need meds. And it was such a powerful experience that I now walk away trying to help as many people as possible understand this med that saved my life, that turned things around, the treatment that I got, international recommendations.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate

In essence, I was able to start questioning myself in a way that everyone for 10 plus years was like, Eric, you're out of it. Like you need treatment, you need meds. And it was such a powerful experience that I now walk away trying to help as many people as possible understand this med that saved my life, that turned things around, the treatment that I got, international recommendations.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate

In essence, I was able to start questioning myself in a way that everyone for 10 plus years was like, Eric, you're out of it. Like you need treatment, you need meds. And it was such a powerful experience that I now walk away trying to help as many people as possible understand this med that saved my life, that turned things around, the treatment that I got, international recommendations.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate

are after two failed antipsychotics, not failed because of untoward side effects, but they didn't manage symptoms. International guidelines slash recommendations are clozapine is what you go to.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate

are after two failed antipsychotics, not failed because of untoward side effects, but they didn't manage symptoms. International guidelines slash recommendations are clozapine is what you go to.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate

are after two failed antipsychotics, not failed because of untoward side effects, but they didn't manage symptoms. International guidelines slash recommendations are clozapine is what you go to.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate

Good luck finding a majority of treatment providers to hop onto that bandwagon because there is red tape associated with it, like the blood draws at the beginning, which to be very clear, here in the US requiring that blood work That is not something a lot of the rest of the developed world does. They just let doctors prescribe. And if they want to order lab work at some time, they do.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate

Good luck finding a majority of treatment providers to hop onto that bandwagon because there is red tape associated with it, like the blood draws at the beginning, which to be very clear, here in the US requiring that blood work That is not something a lot of the rest of the developed world does. They just let doctors prescribe. And if they want to order lab work at some time, they do.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate

Good luck finding a majority of treatment providers to hop onto that bandwagon because there is red tape associated with it, like the blood draws at the beginning, which to be very clear, here in the US requiring that blood work That is not something a lot of the rest of the developed world does. They just let doctors prescribe. And if they want to order lab work at some time, they do.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate

It is because of all of the red tape and the lab work and all of that stuff that a lot of doctors are apprehensive. They're kind of on the fence about wanting to prescribe it. And here's this thing that gave my life back in a way I never thought possible. I went back to school within one year of being discharged. From the time I was an undergrad sophomore,

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate

It is because of all of the red tape and the lab work and all of that stuff that a lot of doctors are apprehensive. They're kind of on the fence about wanting to prescribe it. And here's this thing that gave my life back in a way I never thought possible. I went back to school within one year of being discharged. From the time I was an undergrad sophomore,

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate

It is because of all of the red tape and the lab work and all of that stuff that a lot of doctors are apprehensive. They're kind of on the fence about wanting to prescribe it. And here's this thing that gave my life back in a way I never thought possible. I went back to school within one year of being discharged. From the time I was an undergrad sophomore,

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate

all the way through the end of grad school where I earned my master's degree at a flawless 4.0 GPA. This from a guy who dropped out of high school. Jail, addict, all of it, mental illness.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate

all the way through the end of grad school where I earned my master's degree at a flawless 4.0 GPA. This from a guy who dropped out of high school. Jail, addict, all of it, mental illness.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate

all the way through the end of grad school where I earned my master's degree at a flawless 4.0 GPA. This from a guy who dropped out of high school. Jail, addict, all of it, mental illness.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate

And I'm not here trying to say clozapine is what's going to do that for everybody, but I think it speaks very loudly that the general consensus internationally is after two failed antipsychotics, this is what people should have. And I want your listeners to ask themselves a question. How much of the 10 plus years of chaos could have been avoided if that red tape wasn't there?

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate

And I'm not here trying to say clozapine is what's going to do that for everybody, but I think it speaks very loudly that the general consensus internationally is after two failed antipsychotics, this is what people should have. And I want your listeners to ask themselves a question. How much of the 10 plus years of chaos could have been avoided if that red tape wasn't there?

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate

And I'm not here trying to say clozapine is what's going to do that for everybody, but I think it speaks very loudly that the general consensus internationally is after two failed antipsychotics, this is what people should have. And I want your listeners to ask themselves a question. How much of the 10 plus years of chaos could have been avoided if that red tape wasn't there?

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate

For the people who are currently in jail or have family members in jail, incarcerated, prison, currently in rehab, currently in the midst of addiction, I want people to ask themselves, how much of that could be avoided if this drug that internationally is so highly regarded could be more accessible with less barriers accessing here in the U.S.?

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate

For the people who are currently in jail or have family members in jail, incarcerated, prison, currently in rehab, currently in the midst of addiction, I want people to ask themselves, how much of that could be avoided if this drug that internationally is so highly regarded could be more accessible with less barriers accessing here in the U.S.?