by Dr Teralyn | Jun 28, 2026 | BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, deprescribing medication, Health and Wellness, In the News, In the News, medication tapering, medication titration
Medically Reviewed by Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD One of the most important unanswered questions in mental health today is why psychiatric medication withdrawal appears to affect people so differently. While some individuals discontinue medications with relatively few...
by Dr Teralyn | Jun 21, 2026 | deprescribing medication, medication tapering, medication titration
SSRIs are commonly described as medications that “fix” serotonin levels in the brain. What is talked about far less is how SSRIs affect the brain’s energy system. Mitochondria are the parts of cells that make energy, and the brain depends on them more than any other...
by Dr Teralyn | Jun 16, 2026 | BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, deprescribing medication, medication tapering, medication titration
Medically reviewed by Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD The addiction versus dependence debate is being framed as clinical. It isn’t. It is a moral argument being passed off as science, and it is distorting how mental health treatment decisions are made. If you listen closely,...
by Dr Teralyn | Jun 2, 2026 | BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, deprescribing medication
Medically reviewed by Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD One of the most common and costly mistakes in mental health is answering the question of withdrawal versus relapse too quickly. Symptoms return, mood shifts, anxiety increases, and the default conclusion is often relapse....
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,...
