Written and reviewed by Teralyn Sell, PhD Psychology | Brain Health | Psychiatric Medication Education Aaron Carter died in November 2022 at just 34 years old. Nearly four years later, the legal questions surrounding his prescription medications are still being...
Medically reviewed by Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD Let’s be precise. Treatment is not built on whether something is called “addiction” or “dependence.” It is built on what the drug does during withdrawal. Mechanism of action drives risk. Mechanism drives pacing. Mechanism...
Online tapering support groups can feel like home. At first, they often give people what the medical system did not. They offer validation, shared language, community, and the priceless moment of being believed. If you have ever tried to taper psychiatric medication,...
Most psych med deprescribing conversations start with taper math, timelines, and dosing increments, but the true missing piece is the psychological landscape the brain must traverse when it loses a chemical it was conditioned to depend on. Withdrawal is not simply the...
A long-form, heart-forward, science-informed conversation There’s a moment people with PSSD often describe, a moment that doesn’t look dramatic on the outside, but feels life-altering on the inside. It’s quiet. Subtle. Almost eerie. A moment when they realize...
When Schools Pressure Parents to Medicate: What You Need to Know Medically Reviewed by Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD Parents today face increasing pressure from schools and educators to medicate children for behavioral or attention concerns. From 504 Plan or IEP meetings to...
