by Dr Teralyn | Apr 14, 2026 | antidepressants, Anxiety & Depression, Anxiety and Depression, BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory
Mitochondria are tiny parts inside your cells that make energy. Every cell has them, but the brain needs more energy than almost any other part of the body. Thinking, feeling, focusing, remembering, and handling stress all take a lot of power. When mitochondria are...
by Dr Teralyn | Apr 6, 2026 | antidepressants, Anxiety & Depression, BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, Health and Wellness
Traditional therapy often focuses on thoughts, feelings, and behavior. These things matter. But when therapy ignores brain health, it misses a major part of the problem. You cannot talk your way out of a brain that is exhausted, inflamed, under-fueled, or chemically...
by Dr Teralyn | Mar 31, 2026 | antidepressants, Anxiety & Depression, Anxiety and Depression, BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, deprescribing medication
Antipsychotic medications are increasingly being prescribed for sleep problems. Drugs originally developed for schizophrenia and severe psychosis are now commonly given for insomnia, anxiety at night, or difficulty “shutting the brain off.” This trend should raise...
by Dr Teralyn | Mar 17, 2026 | antidepressants, BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, deprescribing medication, Health and Wellness, medication tapering, medication titration
Both the addiction community and the mental health community rely on the same core idea: that some people are born with a broken brain. This belief is often called the broken brain theory or chemical imbalance theory. It suggests that people develop addiction,...
by Dr Teralyn | Feb 11, 2026 | ADHD, antidepressants, Anxiety & Depression, Anxiety and Depression, BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory
The conversation around psych meds is finally shifting, but tapering conversations are still missing the most important framework: the psychology that determines what the brain predicts, fears, amplifies, or calms during medication exit. Most deprescribing models...
by Dr Teralyn | Jan 28, 2026 | ADHD, antidepressants, Anxiety & Depression, Anxiety and Depression, chemical imbalance theory, deprescribing medication, Health and Wellness, medication tapering, medication titration
The missing piece in most psych med deprescribing conversations is psychology. Not therapy culture psychology, not mindset memes, but the deeper truth: the brain interprets withdrawal through expectation, past experience, identity, fear, relief, and meaning. Taper...
